b'His wife, Hana, and two sons seldom saw him, since he workedI had not thought about it until then. I was probably 60 or 61. 10-12 hours a day, six days a week. His seven-year-old son, whoI had never looked at it from that perspective. I wanted to go saw his father only on Sundays, assumed that his dad was onand interview Chris about the seed of whywhy we work so vacation the rest of the week.hard to make all this money. Then what? SIDELINED BY DISASTER I never thought about life in those terms. Today, there is so much know-how but so little know-why. We are on this In April 1996, Dr. Miranis life and career took a disastroustreadmill without thinking about why.detour as the result of a horrific car accident. His shattered left ankle and other injuries effectively ended his medical careerWhen we met the first time, Hana says, Rather & Kittrell and plunged his wife into an endless grind of caregiving whileasked, Whats most important to you? What are your goals? raising their children. What papers do you havea will, estate plan? Are they lined up? They checked on every one of them to be sure they were Suddenly, the children, who seldom saw their father, had towhat we needed. They connected us with every person we navigate his presence in the living room 24 hours a day andneeded.the painful aftermath of his injuries and physical rehabilitation. Hana was managing the household while driving her husbandEvery year, they would ask, should we change your goals? and children to a seemingly endless parade of physicalEvery time we go, they show us what weve accomplished, therapists, counselors, child therapists and more.whether we should add a new goal.The kids were 13 and 14 when he had the accident. Thats a time children are setting out on a life path, Hana says. And noTHE BEST AND WORST OF TIMESone considered the caregiver then, taking him everywhere in a wheelchair. No one understands the caregivers perspective,Sometimes its hard to the caregivers pain. see beyond the pain of At 43, Dr. Mirani had amassed material wealth, but the anger,devastating events.depression and painful journey toward recovery started him down a new pathrethinking his purpose. THE WORST THINGS THAT HAPPENED?THE RK CONNECTION The first was when my daddy didnt wake up. He was only 53. He was both my mother and father, and losing Eventually, Dr. Mirani came across some articles that Chrishim was the hardest thing Ive ever faced. Kittrell, of Rather & Kittrell, wrote which discussed the subject of Why? Second, my car accident. I was only 43 and had three of the largest practices in Knox County. I survived, went through so many surgeries, so much pain, and PTSD.Today theres so muchBut today, I dont look at it that way. know how but so littleTHE 3 JACKPOTS: know-why. We are onWhen I was born to the greatest parents in the world, they gave me values, culture, ethos, and above all, this treadmill withoutpoverty. Because if I had not had that, I would not be thinking about why. where I am today.My relationship with Hana, my wife of 46 years.The car accident, that changed how I looked at life.8'