I was prepared to drop the class, to explain to the instructor that it just wasn’t what I needed. I had the speech prepared in my mind – the complimenting of his teaching style, the graciousness for going out of his way to get me into the class, the promise of intent to come back once I had learned what I needed (IF I learned what I needed) elsewhere. He came to my stand and I said, “I have a problem.” He gave me his full attention, the way so few people do these days, and raised an eyebrow. “I am at the limits of my knowledge of anatomy,” I began, “and…”

“But that’s a wonderful problem to have!” he said. (I was thinking, ‘HUH?’) "It may not seem like it, but it is. You see that you want to get from here to there, but don’t have the knowledge or skills to do so. You see what it is that you need and can be very anxious. But despair can drive you through that process. Despair can push you through to the next level. You will be amazed at what you comprehend. And then you will see how much more you have to learn. Because when you arrive at that place, armed with the knowledge you sought, you will be blocked by something else and see a new place you want or need to reach. It doesn’t end it and it can be very frustrating. But what you have achieved is also wonderful. It is like the person climbing a pole. The higher they get, the more they see, and they climb higher still and then see farther away, only to see that there is even more out there and to continue to climb."