Things change, people change, perceptions change, circumstances change. Maybe for the good, maybe not. This got me thinking, how much life has changed since I started medical school. New friends, new environment, staying away from home for the first time. I know how my dad felt allowing his little baby stay away. I turned 21 this year, and yet I am still his innocent "little"baby. I might not be a " little baby" anymore, but yes, still innocent.
As part of our assignment this year, all of us were attached to an organization where we had to do a community project as well as take part in their activities planned for us. Not getting any of my top three choices of placement, I was upset in the beginning. Its not a pleasant thing to know that people who submitted after you got their preferred choice but then again the selection is done by the computer. So, no way I can blame anyone. Learning how to live with I have was a better option. Then, after my first meeting with my group members, I realized, that I actually like my group and the place that I was attached to. 4 crazy, noisy and weird girls together sounded really fun. But the point here, these were my batch mates that I have known over a year and I never knew we could get along so well. These were the people that I used to just say hello or a smile when I bump into them along the corridors, but everything is so different now. Everyone have their own so called "gang" or group of friends that you are closed to, spend most of your time with and you really do not know about the rest. If not for my initially dreaded placement, I would not have these people as well as I do now.
I am enjoying my placement. Although, I don't look forward to waking up extra early every Thursday especially when you have 3 roommates who are still curled up in their beds, the time we spent and the activities done proves to be far more fulfilling. Talking to the clients there touring around the city to see how people live in third world class conditions and the stigma and judgment that people face in their daily life has changed my perception and outlook of life.
How lucky I am to have what I have. How lucky I am to be where I am today. And yet, many of us are not satisfied with what we have. Don't get me wrong, striving for the best is not wrong.Wanting to achieve more and to be the best is not wrong and that is what probably I would also do, but how many of us actually take time to appreciate what we have? When was the last time you sat and thought how lucky you are to have the basic needs of life, a roof over your head, 3 meals a day? When was the last time you spoke to a friend that helped you a long time ago, just to say hi? Said thank you to our parents for everything?
I saw smiles on faces of those who were having the free lunch knowing that they might not even get dinner or where to sleep at night. People who enjoyed the moment and not worried about what lies ahead.
Things may not always seem fantastic. Everyday would not be Sunday. Work for the best but take time to enjoy the current. The current may not superb but nothing guarantees the future would be too. Cherish the current and the future may seem more meaningful. :)
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