Difficult choices
There is a scene in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring wherein the hero, Frodo, is desirous of advice from a very wise elf…
“Don’t be hasty”
My children love Treebeard from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. He's an ancient tree who walks and talks. When he rescues two hobbits,…
Indecisiveness
Milk chocolate or dark chocolate? Accept the invitation or decline? Take the dream job far away or stay close to the familiar? A huge chunk…
Pain scale
"How much does it hurt on a scale from 0-10 (with 0 being no pain, and 10 being your arm's off)?" In medicine we assess…