--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Maybe, just maybe, if you saw these…" description: "\"“Maybe, just maybe, if you saw these things through my eyes, you’d be a better patient or visitor. Remember: I’m in a neurosurgery ward after all. So”\"..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da1/ken-mooney-30363_patience_maybe-just-maybe-if-you-saw-these-things_323982.jpg" --- # Maybe, just maybe, if you saw these things through my… ![“Maybe, just maybe, if you saw these things through my eyes, you’d be a better patient or visitor. Remember: I’m in a neurosurgery ward after all. So” quote by Ken Mooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da1/ken-mooney-30363_patience_maybe-just-maybe-if-you-saw-these-things_323982.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da1/ken-mooney-30363_patience_maybe-just-maybe-if-you-saw-these-things_323982.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da1/ken-mooney-30363_patience_maybe-just-maybe-if-you-saw-these-things_323982.jpg) > ““Maybe, just maybe, if you saw these things through my eyes, you’d be a better patient or visitor. Remember: I’m in a neurosurgery ward after all. So”” [Ken Mooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-mooney/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Seeing another's perspective can deepen empathy and improve care in medical settings. **In simple terms:** Understanding others' view helps you be kinder. Key Takeaway Practice seeing through others' eyes. Themes empathy patient care communication Mood reflective thoughtful Type advice inspirational When to use this quote - doctor‑patient interactions - family visits - hospital training - patient advocacy Key Concepts perspective taking compassion medical ethics Questions to Reflect On - How can you cultivate perspective in daily life? - What barriers prevent you from seeing others' views? A Different Perspective May be unrealistic to fully grasp another's experience. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Patience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/patience/) ## Related quotes > [As medical data has such power to deliver better understanding of disease and better patient outcomes, it is important we find the best way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-walport/as-medical-data-has-such-power-to-deliver-better-understanding-of/) [Mark Walport](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-walport/) > [I have gotten better at being patient and sitting with discomfort. 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I close my eyes and pray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-bieber/i-close-my-eyes-and-i-can-see-a-better-day-i-close-my-eyes-and-pray/) [Justin Bieber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-bieber/) > [“If a negative viewer looks at you with an ugly fiendish eye, find a way and pluck off his eyes, or better still, protect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bassey-johnson/if-a-negative-viewer-looks-at-you-with-an-ugly-fiendish-eye-find-a/) [Michael Bassey Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bassey-johnson/) > [If y'can't see with yore own two eyes what's in front of them, then y'better off closin' 'em an' goin' t'sleep, 'tis far more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-jacques/if-y-can-t-see-with-yore-own-two-eyes-what-s-in-front-of-them-then-y/) [Brian Jacques](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-jacques/) > [“As a leader, you will see things you may never like to see; yours is to correct those things so that next time you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/israelmore-ayivor/as-a-leader-you-will-see-things-you-may-never-like-to-see-yours-is-to/) [Israelmore Ayivor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/israelmore-ayivor/) > [“To be blind momentarily when light hits your eyes is better than to be blind permanently when darkness hits your soul.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matshona-dhliwayo/to-be-blind-momentarily-when-light-hits-your-eyes-is-better-than-to/) [Matshona Dhliwayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matshona-dhliwayo/) > [“When I close my eyes I see a better life, a better world. In the future I want to be able to see without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eve-halimi/when-i-close-my-eyes-i-see-a-better-life-a-better-world-in-the-future/) [Eve Halimi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eve-halimi/) > [A man who sees nothing has no use for his eyes,” the Mountain declared. “Cut them out and give them to your next outrider.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/a-man-who-sees-nothing-has-no-use-for-his-eyes-the-mountain-declared/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Looking good in the eyes are better than others. We see our selves better in the eyes of](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mak-786/looking-good-in-the-eyes-are-better-than-others-we-see-our-selves/) Mak\_786 > [Looking good in the eyes are better than others. We see ourselves better in the eyes of](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mak-786/looking-good-in-the-eyes-are-better-than-others-we-see-ourselves/) Mak\_786 ## More by Ken Mooney > [“And that’s pretty much when you start lying there, wondering how this is going to play out. (I felt sort of bad about this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-mooney/and-that-s-pretty-much-when-you-start-lying-there-wondering-how-this/) [Ken Mooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-mooney/) > [“what sort of man gives a shit about tutus?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-mooney/what-sort-of-man-gives-a-shit-about-tutus/) [Ken Mooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-mooney/) > [“drain off some spinal fluid (huge”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-mooney/drain-off-some-spinal-fluid-huge/) [Ken Mooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-mooney/) > [“It’s also sweaty as balls in Dublin at the moment, so any attempt to stick tape to me and keep this in place was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-mooney/it-s-also-sweaty-as-balls-in-dublin-at-the-moment-so-any-attempt-to/) [Ken Mooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-mooney/) > [“that’s what happened. I’m still not entirely sure what a shunt even is (it’s a drain for removing cerebrospinal fluid. I know that bit!…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-mooney/that-s-what-happened-i-m-still-not-entirely-sure-what-a-shunt-even-is/) [Ken Mooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-mooney/) > [“It feels weird. It feels like I’m using somebody else’s words. And in some ways I am. I haven’t exactly sat down with someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-mooney/it-feels-weird-it-feels-like-i-m-using-somebody-else-s-words-and-in/) [Ken Mooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-mooney/) > [“to make it not hurt at all. But after the diagnosis, everything fucking”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-mooney/to-make-it-not-hurt-at-all-but-after-the-diagnosis-everything-fucking/) [Ken Mooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-mooney/) > [“That morning, I faced some demons, I made some amends, I forgave some sins and I got ready for surgery. Threw on my pretty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-mooney/that-morning-i-faced-some-demons-i-made-some-amends-i-forgave-some/) [Ken Mooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-mooney/) > [“There’s just something more regular and everyday about cancer than there is about brain surgery. Brain tumours are exotic and interesting. Cancer is scary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-mooney/there-s-just-something-more-regular-and-everyday-about-cancer-than/) [Ken Mooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-mooney/) > [“Don’t go to art galleries or museums with me. Ever. (Sorry Dan.) And…”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-mooney/don-t-go-to-art-galleries-or-museums-with-me-ever-sorry-dan-and/) [Ken Mooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-mooney/) > [“meeting: managed to make it not hurt at all. But after the diagnosis, everything fucking hurts.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-mooney/meeting-managed-to-make-it-not-hurt-at-all-but-after-the-diagnosis/) [Ken Mooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-mooney/) > [“then, we reached my 30th birthday. Which went far better than anyone expected. I got to have a few drinks, to stay out until…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-mooney/then-we-reached-my-30th-birthday-which-went-far-better-than-anyone/) [Ken Mooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-mooney/) > [“Oh fucking joy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-mooney/oh-fucking-joy/) [Ken Mooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-mooney/) > [“proper work surface. The worst bit was the drilling, and that memory remains to this day. I can handle everything else, but the sound…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-mooney/proper-work-surface-the-worst-bit-was-the-drilling-and-that-memory/) [Ken Mooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-mooney/) > [“fitted with a drain”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-mooney/fitted-with-a-drain/) [Ken Mooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-mooney/) [Explore all 17 Ken Mooney quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-mooney/) ## More Patience quotes > [Many patients imagine that they have tried everything. True, they have used many remedies, but they have never had the cause of their infirmity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-d-palmer/many-patients-imagine-that-they-have-tried-everything-true-they-have/) [Daniel D. 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