Sunday, June 19, 2011

Everybody gets a little lost sometimes...

Hmmm.... recently I got pleasant surprise call from my long time friend... A brilliant doctor, with a big heart. We were catching up and he was happy to learnt that i have move on to another company after being there for so long .... which led on to his curiousity to compare notes on how he is fairing among his peers. When I told him that I am earning only a little lesser than he does and he joked about how good it was to be in my position, where we dont need to spend so many years "studying" and still earn just as much...

Well, I reminded him that I don't get over time for all the hours I put in... (docs like him get to charge by the hours and earn quite a bit on overtime especially when on-calls).... And also reminded that he gave up being a specialist surgeon (the dough-generating profession) because chose life over money.... And also told him that we all are proud of him being a doctor because he's so self-less and is making the world a better place daily by just doing his daily job.

To which he agreed that he's one of the few good guys left out there... hahaha...

I hope I have somewhat helped to motivate him to reinforce that he has made the right decision to be a doctor all these while. Everybody gets a little lost or doubtful once in a while...on whether you have made a good decision, esp a decision that can impact your whole life or a good part of it..... and it's okay to discuss about it and find some supportive hands to nudge you back to your course of direction and push you along to reach your intented goal.

Just remember, that whether the decision is right or wrong, it was the best choice you made at the time of your decision. And whatever happens after that, is your effort to make that choice the best one that works for you. That itself will ensure the decision is always right... :)

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