Ch. 5
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Those who have been immersed in the tragedy of massive death during wartime, and who have faced it squarely, never allowing their senses and feelings to become numbed and indifferent, have emerged from their experiences with growth and humanness greater than that achieved through almost any other means.

— Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Those who have been immersed in the tragedy of massive death during wartime, and who have faced it squarely, never allowing their senses and feelings to become numbed and indifferent, have emerged from their experiences with growth and humanness greater than that achieved through almost any other means." in the context of "Ch. 5" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

About Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross M.D. (8 July 1926 – 24 August 2004) was a psychiatrist, and a pioneer of near-death studies.