Today I spent time with 2 people I don't normally spend time with.
For lunch, I met up with an old friend, from high school days.. and we chatted about our lives now. He's in NUS doing Medicine, while I am at UniMelb doing Dentistry. And we spoke about specialising in our future professions.. and he told me that he's trying to disregard the 'academic knowledge' side of things, and instead is trying to see a specialty for what it is - whether he will truly enjoy doing it. Because, ultimately, we will get good at things, we will know the book knowledge and gather the skills we need.
That is probably the most mature way of looking at things, and it really struck me as something..possibly an epiphanic moment for me. I've been content with 'liking or disliking' a certain area based solely on how much work I really need to put in to get good at it, instead of assessing each field in terms of how much it really interests me. It's so difficult to move out on my mindset into this new concept of thinking, but I know I should.
I really thank God for placing people like Glen in my life, even though I hardly get a chance to interact with him. It's wondrous how God works through people sometimes, giving you a little nudge in the right direction.
For dinner, I spent time with someone I've had my ups and downs with. Despite all the downs, I found myself confiding in him about how jaded and disillusioned I am currently feeling about my career path. He told me that everyone goes through this phase, and I will get over it. He said that in the end, so long as I have professional integrity, I shouldn't worry about who it is I am treating, but rather, do the best I can in every situation regardless of who that mouth belongs to. And I guess it means a lot coming from someone who has been in my shoes, and come out surviving and well on the other side.
I've been struggling with this for quite some time now, and I guess all it took was some reassurance, and some perspective. If God put me here, then He will help me through. And I know that I am here for a reason.
Just reflecting on today, I'm just glad that I have friends whom God uses to guide me along this path of life.. even though they might not be aware that they are being used by Him.
So, thank you Glen, thank you KeCh, and thank you God :)
