Our lives, however, are often complicated by myriad rules and by entanglements that grow daily. Because we are so busy, it is easy to become complacent and just let the changes occur. This reminds me of the story of the boiled frog. If you put a frog in boiling water, it jumps out. But if you put the frog in cold water and gradually turn up the heat, the frog sits there and gets boiled.
All important issues start out small but end up big.
We can stay out of hot water, but we must feel the warmth early and stick to our principles. Without a doubt, they should reflect concern for family, patient and practice, in that order. But we can be boiled here too. In our work, we often become incrementally busier and fail to feel the heat at home. We know rules, regulations and medicine.