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the Officers Mess of the Guard that I was suddenly
stricken with a hemorrhage and had to be taken to
a hospital. The physician diagnosed a serious case
of stomach ulcers that would require a long period
of treatment. It was the first time that I had ever
been confined in a hospital. It was an experience I
have had many times since because of similar attacks.
Although it is very depressing to suffer relapses, I
have been extremely grateful for these hospital
periods, and I would not have had these experiences
obliterated from my life. When one does not know
what the future holds, when one feels that the step
from life to death is short, then difficulties which
seem so great under normal conditions disappear.
They are reduced to their correct proportions, they
appear in many cases as bagatelles. During recent
years, I have seen so much suffering and sorrow in
war-devastated countries that my illness by
comparison is naught. However, I believe that it has
been of great use to me. One’s thoughts turn to more
serious matters; it becomes easier to understand the
suffering of other people. One thing is certain, my
illness became an indirect preparation for my present
activity. If it had not come into my life, I would
presumably have continued my military career, I
would like to add also, that without my illness I would
not have had the good fortune to meet the wonderful
American girl who is now my wife.
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