Saturday, January 24, 2015

At the lrt station

Last week i bumped into a lecturer of mine, in the most unexpected places. in the lrt station nearby my house.
reunions like these are usually least expected but
its had filled my heart with warmth.
The smile that i carved from the corners of my mouth is enough to tell me that in india, i had some of my most memorable life experiences. growing little halos to be a better doctor, thats how i would put it. 
well, now one week has passed and somehow i am happy to recall that this unexpected incident had took place. :)

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

To my growth

To comprehend something beyond my own capacity can be puzzling and mind boggling.
It can be equated to asking a vegetarian about the taste of meat. Its that alien of an experience.

Someone once told me, with each level of education i clear, i rise one level up the maturity stairway.
In fact, im begining to believe that theres wisdom lying underneath this casual remark.

My constant growth, my ever changing thoughts and believe is a real test to all the friendships that ive made. In fact, in the past, i didnt really acknowledge this aspect and i believed diplomacy was the key to peaceful friendships. Keeping friendships despite knowing it doesnt fit me was the way i thought the best to prevent hard feelings. But many incidents in the past year had taught me the hard way that i cannot defeat the ancient proverb 'time will tell'. Its true people i meet on a daily basis crossed some paths with me but i now see clearly that some of my friendships were made according to the needs at that particular time. Those were short term contacts, it doesnt mean that those friendships were worthless, it just meant that i grew past those as i evolve. People come and go, I made and break friendships as well. Sometimes, i wished people would understand this fact but then how can one comprehend something beyond them? Time will tell..

What was hard to do was acknowledging that ive outgrown those friendships and that ive got to say some goodbyes or endure a dramatic phase. Though sometimes it involves breaking some emotions, it has to be done. because only through this will i feel freedom. a freedom to be true to myself. The ones left with time are the ones i cherish a little more. they have withstood the change of time, stood and witnessed all my growth and accepted all my changes.

For now i need to be surrounded by people who drag me to the positive side. 

Saturday, January 10, 2015

Of new beginings

On new years, my friend came up with a random suggestion out of the blue while we were
digging into our meaty feast.
A recall of the good and bad things in 2014. and after each recall, followed by a toast.

Now 10 days later, the truth was that the sole reason why my eyes are filled with tears is because ive found out that those toasts meant new beginings. it didnt matter what the toast was about. the toast had brought me to this realisation.
going to london was a mark that i had close my india chapter. 8 more months till final year ends will also mark the end of the indian connection. goodbyes to friends whom i loving said wasted 5 years of my life with. hello to whatever path i will choose.
its the insecurities i feel, the fear of the unknown that brings tears to my soul. the memories that sometimes reminded me of lost time, lost youth and lost innocence.

getting out of my comfort zone is scary.
i wonder what will this transcend to be. life is full of surprises. i can never tell.
one thing is for sure im turning back to my old self. not quite to the old self but getting there.  maybe thats what wisdom truly is.

Thursday, January 8, 2015

The medical monk

Ive heard a quite interesting concept that says final years are like monks
and that medical school are like monastery.
with each step at the monastery, one learns to let go of all the pleasures and desires in life.
whereby the ultimate goal of going to monastery is to be enlightened, for life at the monastery is the begining of the life of a monk. A total spiritual makeover.

I think i will have a very hard time letting of lives simple pleasure.
but i have a strong notion that whatever pleasures i enjoy now has to be repayed in the future.
in debts of humanity.