medicine

What does a doctor need? (comment if you think of something more)

great perseverance
courage
scientific mind
patience
kindness (mainly for patients)
thirst after knowlegde
willingness to sacrifice his youth (meaning fun and parties)
true motivation

What do I have?
perseverance: in progress
courage: yes
scientific mind: yes (to a great extent influences personal relationships)
patience: minimum but progressing
kindness: minimum but working on it
thirst after knowlegde: enormous
willingness to sacrifice youth: making compromises
true motivation: yes

Motivation

The process dates back to when my granpa was discovered to have brain tumour. He went to hospital and six month later died. I wasn't able to be with him very often but the times spent by his bed are unforgettable. He held my hand, kept looking at the ceiling, half-smiling, and made me wonder what he is seeing there. I thought he is seeing heaven and feeling pain, that's how it looked. As though he was stuck somewhere in the middle.

One year later I started having dreams which made me think of going to study medicine. I thought about it every day for two weeks and then I gathered that I have some important prerequisites for being a doctor.

I made it to the university but haven't passed a single semester yet. My friend is calling me a surgeon already and I'm writing a list of all my relatives and friends who would like to be treated by me once they need it. Trying to get through anatomy and latin right now, studying almost every day, I am still not able to measure the blood pressure. Yet planning to do my postgraduate course abroad while I may not even pass the undergraduate.

I just love being busy.

Now I'll get back to the bones.

Au revoir!