Kleinman became more fully human. Not by decades of doctoring, but by caring for his ailing wife. Why do even our most esteemed physicians report that they do not become true caregivers in our daily work? “Caregiving teaches one humility; you learn that no matter how able and successful you may be in some realms– and no matter how hard you try to make things go well–stuff, bad stuff, is going to happen, and often you have no control over it. I learned to accept that the world could not be bent to my will and that I had to adapt…” What would it take for medical training and practice to teach us the soul of care and the care of souls?