“Man was born to work hard.” - Michael E. Debakey MD
One of my all time favorite Jesus’ parables is the Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25. It talks about about a man who before going on a trip called his 3 servants and entrusted property to them. The first two doubled what they were given whereas the last one, unhappy with the amount he received, just buried the money. The man, on his return, was unhappy with this last servant.
On Friday, Michael E. Debakey died at the age of 99 and he more than doubled the “talents” he received. In a career spanning over 70 years, he single-handedly changed the face of cardiac surgery. He did so much with his life, reading about him makes you want to get up and invent something.
What a life!
In a world today where people are unhappy with their lives and never want to take personal responsibility, a life like Debakey’s is really a beacon of hope and example.
Debakey Classification, the carotid endarterectomy, the roller pump, Boris Yeltsin, the Debakey VAD and so on.
May he rest in peace and my condolences to his family and all his loved ones.
