MEMORY
Exposure
January 1, 2006 · unfinished by design
When you are exposed to certain things, it opens your eyes. You see things that disgust you, and you tell yourself,I don't want to be like that, or I don't want to do that. On the other hand, you see something one time and fall completely in love with it.
I have found my niche in life. There is nowhere else I would rather be than in the healthcare industry. It is challenging; it requires a lot of knowledge, and you get to help people.
I have realized why people get into this profession, it is called passion. Passion is a necessity because there isn't much else to motivate you. The job is hard; it has long hours and is not always the most lucrative. For some reason, though, it is interesting and the best thing that ever happened to me. I don't think that I could do any other job in the Navy, and I know that I won't be able to do anything else after the Navy.
- military medicine
- philosophy of medicine
Source · Originally published in A Fleeting Epoch of Vitality, 2006