Gabor Maté

But you know what?

You can't.

You need to absolutely be receptive, not defensive, not explain anything, but just, yeah, I get it.

And yeah, I understand why you feel that way.

How can I support you in healing?

I would like to think so.

My kids might disagree sometimes.

But yeah, it's something that we've had to deal with for sure.

Yeah, well, I got to tell you, the Hungarian translation of one of the poo is better than the English original.

Really.

I say that advisedly.

The English original is brilliant, but the Hungarian is even more brilliant just because the person who translated it.

But you see, I mentioned that we're wired for all these emotions like anger and grief and fear.

We're also wired for play.

And all animals play, bear cubs play, dolphins play, kittens play, puppy dogs play, because play is essential for brain development.

And it's essential during the lifetime.

One of the top five regrets of dying people that the Australian Bronnie Ware documented was, I wish I had played more.

I wish I had allowed myself to be more silly.

This is what people regret at the end of their lives.

At the end of the Wind of the Pooh, there's a famous line that wherever they go in the enchanted forest, a little boy and his bear will always be playing together.