Many years ago, Dr. James Fisher, a practicing psychiatrist, wrote a very entertaining little book entitled A FEW BUTTONS MISSING . It was a light treatment of some of his experiences in psychiatric practice. However, near the end of the book, Dr. Fisher became very serious. This is what he said.

“What was needed, I felt sure, was some new and enlightened recipe for living a sane and satisfying life — a recipe compounded from all the accumulated scientific knowledge acquired through study and research. I dreamed of writing a handbook that would be simple, practical, easy to under stand and easy to follow, It would tell people how to live —— what thoughts and attitudes to cultivate, what pitfalls to avoid in seeking mental health. I attended every symposium it would be possible to attend, a…