No matter what group you belong to there are probably a large number of people in your group who are currently experiencing a great deal of frustration and emotional trauma that is directly related in some way or another to the loss of a loved one or a friend, it doesn't necessarily have to involve death. And as a member of the human race, you are certainly not alone in experiencing such traumas and emotions as these; if this phrase describes you then you know what Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures. This phrase most likely originates from a saying of the ancient Greek physician, which appears in his Meditations where he refers to such desperate times as these, as well as such natural disasters as a cyclone and earthquakes; although the exact words used are somewhat unclear, perhaps "desperate times call for desperate measures" was intended to imply that a life of tragedy was just waiting out there waiting for someone to step up to the plate, but was corrupted in later translation by our English language to mean desperate times..