When
one decides to take that first step in the 1000 mile journey of
becoming a doctor, they know they are going to get into a profession
where the hours are grueling, the work challenging and the promise of
little to no personal life.
What encourages these young guns to take up such a profession which
sounds like nothing but a load of work? There are a number of answers
to that question. For some, it is the money. For others, it is the
prestige and the status of having “Doctor” prefixed to their
name. And then there are those who pursue this profession purely
because of the fact that it is dedicated to the service of others. To
make someone else’s life a little bit easier by sharing your own
bits of knowledge with them. I am writing this with a certain friend
of mine in mind, who was one of those people that have life figured
out since the age of five and have a clear picture of what they want
to become. She proudly announced to the entire class, when we were in
grade five, that she would become a pediatrician. And as we grew up,
she worked and toiled towards achieving this goal.
What
changed was only her choice of specialty. Instead of going for
pediatrics, which would have been relatively easier because it is one
field, with one target group, she delved into the myriad field of
general surgery, which demands much more of a doctor than a
single focus medical field ever would. General surgery focuses on all
kinds of surgical treatments for different diseases, thus reaching
out to a larger demographic. Maybe this was her reason for choosing
to become a general surgeon, to aim for the greater good.
It
is people like these who inspire us to put ourselves last, and strive
to work for the better of our fellow humans. By - Sukanya
