A famous Norwegian professor of social medicine, Per Fugelli, once told a story in a talk that has stuck with me for some reason; Per was talking to a taxi driver, and the driver told him that he was having surgery on his heart valve. Per asked if he was scared , and the driver looked at him and said "No, Per, would you like to know why? Because the surgeon who will operate me has also operated the King" (the King of Norway has had several heart surgeries through ht eyears). I think it's a nice story.
Unfortunately, most of his works are in Norwegian, but his last essay before dying from cancer was called Thank you, Norway - and good luck on your watch (Google Translate uses "god vakt", but I guess it is an idiomatic greeting to guards whos shift is starting) [0] - he was afraid the three pillars of the Norwegian society was somewhat threatened: justice, trust, freedom
Unfortunately, most of his works are in Norwegian, but his last essay before dying from cancer was called Thank you, Norway - and good luck on your watch (Google Translate uses "god vakt", but I guess it is an idiomatic greeting to guards whos shift is starting) [0] - he was afraid the three pillars of the Norwegian society was somewhat threatened: justice, trust, freedom
[0] https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https:/...