Freud pities the fool

I'm not normally one to give a lot of space to Freud, but today's article in the SMH Last link to Freud reveals how he saved her is quite interesting. It is the 150th anniversary of Freud's birth, and Margarethe Walter, 88, is the last known living patient of Dr Freud. I love what Freud said to her (and I can see why she remembers it):

Being an adult entails overcoming the difficulties and implementations of that which forms a personality. Fostering your desires. Putting up resistance. Asking why and not silently accepting everything. It is about standing up for that which is really important, with quiet determination.

Holding perhaps an equal amount of insight is another article in today's SMH:

The TV Land network in the US announced that it will start I Pity the Fool, a series where The A-Team star travels across the country dispensing inspiration and advice.

"The 't' stands for talking," Mr T said.

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"My show ain't no Dr Phil, with people sitting around crying," he said.

"You're a fool - that's what's wrong with you. You're a fool if you don't take my advice."