Dream: Becoming an Excellent Doctor

I have found in my knowledge base a certain need for excellence. Now, that should not be confused with perfection because unlike excellence, perfection makes you become inhuman. Humans, on the other hand, make many mistakes in life. Hopefully, most of the time we can choose to learn from them. For me personally, I am well aware that I have made mistakes but also that I have learned much about myself from them. As Lucy Maud Montgomery states, "We should regret our mistakes and learn from them but never carry them forward into the future with us." I find that much like everyone, as much I hate making mistakes, I find that I gain the most experience and knowledge from them.   As I wish to pursue a career that is based in perfection, I must also remember to strive for excellence. Just like everyone else, doctors make errors but unlike most people their mistakes cause lives. Maybe that is the trouble with the medical field, we need perfection when no human can be that way. The patients want the best doctors, that hopefully won't kill them. In the end, it is not a matter of being the best or being the most distinguish, rather to hold to the standard that you are not perfect. In that, doctors may find peace. While their mistakes may cost lives, their efforts and choices in life save much more than they lose in the process. So I, an imperfect being, vow to help more than I hurt, strive for excellence, not perfection, but most importantly, be humble in my mistakes and make amends when necessary. I believe that death is something that cannot be avoided but doctors are able to prevent life from ceasing too soon. I think that the future is always about learning and accepting new ideas. The world is changing and I will embrace it wholeheartedly. Saving lives is one thing but realizing that within it there is a much deeper conflict of being the sole person to either help or hurt, well that just another battle doctors must face. I, for one, am ready to not only win the battle but rather to improve upon it. 

Wonder: Beauty at its Best

Beauty is defined by Webster's dictionary as the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit. Now, many times I look at that definition as a bunch words because for me beauty can be somewhat undefined. I wonder how someone can create a definition for something that is so different for everyone. I personally love seeing snow falling, stars, and sunsets as some of the most beautiful things while others might see blooming flowers and lakes as having that said beauty.  However, there is something to be said about beauty and its impact on society. Clearly, everyone wants to live somewhere that is beautiful or at least vacation there. Why do you think so many people go to Hawaii? There is such a great amount of natural beauty and it has an effect to draw people in. How is it that places that are sunny more often, like San Diego, have happier people? This beauty has a part in quality of life but looking out for it is an even bigger part of having a beautiful life. Wondering where the next beautiful place will be and always searching for more is key. Here's a story, I was at work today and because I work at a hospital so most of  my day is inside so I have no idea if it is hot, cold, humid, raining, etc. Well, as I finished my shift and walked out of the automatic double doors, passed the fountain and sculptures, I realized something very important. This place was beautiful. There are trees everywhere, flowers blooming, art displayed in and out of the hospital, but most importantly the sun was was shining down shedding some light on it. I wonder, are you looking for beauty in life or just trying to get through the day? Believe me taking the time to notice the beauty of the world is a wonderful thing. As Ashley Smith says, "Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams" That is where beauty is at its best. When you notice that beauty surrounds you everyday, if only you open your eyes to see it.