Dr. Mark Shrime, a Mercy Ships volunteer, urges a new understanding of 'purpose' in life
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In his new book 'Solving for Why,' noted surgeon Dr. Mark Shrime — a volunteer for the Mercy Ships mission — reveals the pandemic has changed how we chase happiness and what we must know; he spoke to Dana Perino of 'America's Newsroom' as well as to Fox News Digital.
Shrime said we should "really question: What is it that I want to be doing for the rest of my life — what is my purpose for being on this planet?" In his case, spending between six and twelve weeks a year volunteering on Mercy Ships as a surgeon in sub-Saharan Africa is non-negotiable, he said. In order to create and keep such a commitment, "it's really important on the back end, when you're back home, that you're the most productive [employee you can be]." "The pandemic has been a reckoning, a realization that maybe we've been spending our time in pursuit of the urgent but unimportant … We know we need a change — we know we're dissatisfied."
Born in Lebanon and raised in Texas, Shrime — in addition to his interview with Dana Perino on "America's Newsroom" — also engaged with Fox News Digital in a Q&A by email on these and related topics.
Fox News Digital: Why do you believe that the notion of "solving for why" is so important, no matter who we are or where we are in life?
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