10- MUSINGS WHILE I TRAVEL

Everything changes however hard we try to keep things the same.

Scratch the surface and you’ll see a fault line, probe too quick and face a tsunami of rage or tears.

The tsunami has precipitated a focus on counseling even among psychiatrists known to devote more time to treating severe mental disorders who are often limited to the prescription of drugs. There are hardly 30 psychiatrists in the land of 18 million -- not a popular specialty, for reasons not quite clear even for a nation at war.

Out of the 20 year ethnic conflict emerged a realization that sharing your suffering is better than holding it in. Talking to an outsider is not shameful and mental distress is not mental illness.