1. 6. Responsabilidad/culpa
Permítanme terminar con una última yuxtaposición que me parece subrayar cuán perspicaz era Ian McWhinney; cuán profundamente pensó y cuán profundamente sintió:
“Aquellos médicos que deseen convencer a la gente de que son responsables de su propia salud deberían considerar las consecuencias de la pérdida de la salud en términos de culpa y remordimiento”.
Y así, como homenaje final a Ian, a su particular cualidad mental y a su inmensa contribución ,a mí personalmente, a todos los aquí presentes y a la profesión en su conjunto, permítanme recordar a Abdulrazak Gurnah, que ganó el Premio Nobel de Literatura en 2021:
“Con el tiempo, abordar narrativas contradictorias de esta manera me ha parecido un proceso dinámico. De ahí surgió la energía para negarse y rechazar, para aprender a aferrarse a las reservas. De ahí surgió una manera de acecptar y tomar en cuenta la diferencia, y de afirmar la posibilidad de formas de conocimiento más complejas” (33).
Iona Heath
20 de septiembre de 2023.
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