"During a visit to a mental hospital, I asked the Director how he determines whether or not a patient should be institutionalized.
'Well,' said the Director, 'we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient and ask him or her to empty the bathtub.'
'Oh, I understand,' I said. 'a normal person would use the bucket because it's bigger than the spoon or the teacup.'
'No.' said the Director, 'a normal person would pull the plug. Do you want a bed near the window?"
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
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