“I started life out as a doctor. I am not sure whether I am still a doctor, an ex-physician or a retired psychiatrist—I have decided that I am a psychiatrist in remission. Doing very well, thank you. Have not had a relapse in 25 years. Sometimes I am asked to compare what I do today as a political essayist in Washington with what I did 25 years ago as a psychiatrist in Boston. There is not very much difference: In both lines of work I spend my days studying people who suffer from paranoia and delusions of grandeur—except that in Washington they have access to nuclear weapons. Which makes the stakes higher, and the work a little more interesting.” — Charles Krauthammer, The Point of it All
I miss Charles Krauthammer. When I heard that his son, Daniel, published his father’s last book, I had to read it. Charles Krauthammer was a remarkable man: brilliant, understated, witty, thoughtful and resilient. He tolerated the difficulties in his life with a matter-of-fact attitude that inspired me when I felt slightly sorry for myself.
This newest book includes more personal stories than most of his compilations. He tells the story of how he and his wife decided to change their careers abruptly—at the same time! He left medicine for writing, and she left the law for sculpting. And they never looked back.
The legacy of his personal story and his writing is unique and powerful. We were lucky to have him on this earth for as long as we did.
Have you ever made an abrupt career change in your own life? Did it work out for you? What did you lose by doing it? What did you gain?
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