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Maybe I am the only crazy person here but this is actually a major motivation for me.
Callings are an interesting thing. How do you know which ones are real, and which ones are going to send you on a one-way trip down a dead end? When I was a kid, all I wanted was to be an astronaut. Unfortunately, I have really awful motion sickness issues, and my vision isn't good enough to be a space shuttle pilot. So then I decided that I would be a veterinarian because I love animals so much. I spent four years of Saturdays volunteering at the local Humane Society, only to conclude that people need more help than animals do. I took the MCAT and applied to med school. But I was engaged, and my ex was calling me to go to grad school in chemistry, which I did, three separate times. And now, I'm finally feeling the call to be a doctor. Well, we'll just have to wait and see what call comes next. At various points in my life, I also entertained notions of being a patent attorney and a meteorologist. So far, I'm glad to be going to med school. But I have to say that if I had my druthers, I would probably still rather be an astronaut than a physician.Maybe I am the only crazy person here but this is actually a major motivation for me.
Callings are an interesting thing. How do you know which ones are real, and which ones are going to send you on a one-way trip down a dead end? When I was a kid, all I wanted was to be an astronaut. Unfortunately, I have really awful motion sickness issues, and my vision isn't good enough to be a space shuttle pilot. So then I decided that I would be a veterinarian because I love animals so much. I spent four years of Saturdays volunteering at the local Humane Society, only to conclude that people need more help than animals do. I took the MCAT and applied to med school. But I was engaged, and my ex was calling me to go to grad school in chemistry, which I did, three separate times. And now, I'm finally feeling the call to be a doctor. Well, we'll just have to wait and see what call comes next. At various points in my life, I also entertained notions of being a patent attorney and a meteorologist. So far, I'm glad to be going to med school. But I have to say that if I had my druthers, I would probably still rather be an astronaut than a physician.
Yeah, but I bet she doesn't get motion sick the way I do. If MollyMalone ever comes back to SDN, you should ask her about the time we shared a cab to the airport. I was so green it's not even funny, especially since I had to get on a plane shortly thereafter....Don't fret!
You could be like Dr. Mae Jemison.
She is a physician AND an astronaut.
Live the dream!!!
Yeah, but I bet she doesn't get motion sick the way I do. If MollyMalone ever comes back to SDN, you should ask her about the time we shared a cab to the airport. I was so green it's not even funny, especially since I had to get on a plane shortly thereafter....
No way, dude. If I don't get to be shot in the cannon, I ain't interested. Actually, scientists do get to go into space sometimes; you don't have to be a pilot. But that doesn't settle the whole motion sickness issue.You know that sounds too funny, but seriously , with your background you could design experiments for NASA or something. Maybe flight would be too much, altho I still thnk it would be worth a shot, and if not flight then an experiment to run in space that one of the other scientists/mission specialists.
You never know, it could happen.
Sidenote: Do you need Dramamine ( I think is what it is called) when you drive?
Do you do amusement parks?
No way, dude. If I don't get to be shot in the cannon, I ain't interested. Actually, scientists do get to go into space sometimes; you don't have to be a pilot. But that doesn't settle the whole motion sickness issue.
No, I don't need antiemetics like Dramamine when I am driving. Interestingly, I mainly only get sick when I'm riding in the back, like I was in the cab. Go figure. I'm usually ok in the front passenger seat too, unless I try to read. People think I'm crazy when I tell them that I won't read the directions unless they pull over. But, it's that or risk me puking all over their front seat. What really makes me the sickest though are boats.
I can go on some amusement park rides without getting sick. The ones I have to be careful with are the ones that turn you upside down. You know those viking ship things that go round and round in vertical circles? Yeah, I don't do those. Roller coasters that have loops are ok as long as it's just one or two loops, but I stay away from the ones that hold you upside down for extended periods of time. Gravitrons aren't so good either, though if it's short enough I'll be ok. As you can see, my problem is not a lack of trying to ride these things.
Are you calling me a control freak??? I KNOW you didn't just call me a control freak!Interesting!!!!
Are you sure it is not a psychosomatic thing? Like a wanting to be in control and for lack of a better term, "aware" of al lthat is going on around you? It kind of sounds that way to me.
Maybe I am the only crazy person here but this is actually a major motivation for me.
Nope. I'm somewhere between atheist/agnostic. My morals were formed and influenced by religion when I was a kid, so I do feel that it is the morally right thing to do.
Maybe I am the only crazy person here but this is actually a major motivation for me.
As much as I believe in God, I give him a little more credit. He put me in this earth and gave me the wisdom to know right and wrong, to make decisions for me. He gave me the tools (my intelligence and the Bible) to study and do good. Now, whatever you do with that blessing is up to you. You can be a doctor, scientist even a garbage man. The are doing a good deed just like everyone else. Being born I think it's a "calling" unto itself. Acting on that calling and doing something good for your fellow human is what's important.
I don't think God holds my hand in every little decision I make. Besides, I think he is a little busier with the war in Iraq and everything else in the world.
There are plenty of people who believe that they were called to medicine. You're only crazy if you start hearing voices.
Given that He's omniscient and infallible,
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So I guess we're back to square one. In any case, I hope that whichever god led you to medical school, He's prepared to help with the bills.
....So I guess we're back to square one. In any case, I hope that whichever god led you to medical school, He's prepared to help with the bills.
ROFLMBO!!!! That is the funniest thing I have read in a long time!
I suppose whether failing out of school means eternal damnation depends on which God led you to medicine.
The old testament is pretty firm on not disappointing God (see: the Israelites, Sodom, Gomorrah, flood, Adam, Eve, etc). He was particularly harsh on those "to whom much is given" which certainly includes those whom he has led to medical school.
The new testament does an amazing job of delivering us from this bind. Jesus allowed God to explain that the reason he wasn't making good on his promise to deliver the sons of Jacob from their various tyrannies was that he'd changed his mind and was no longer a vengeful warrior-god. It's fair to ask (although not fair to expect an answer) how an omniscient being could change His mind. It's further fair to ask how an omnipotent being could not be able to change His mind... perhaps he is selectively omnipotent, which I guess simplifies to "potent".
In any case, it was now all about love, which means that the whole thing with Pharoah, etc was best left to the history books. While this may strike you as a very serious kick-in-the-teeth loyalty-wise, it did allow for some really nice architecture to develop in what became the (central part of the) Holy Roman Empire. Speaking of which, let's hope that the God that's led you to medicine is different from the one that spoke directly to Nero because that didn't work out too well. But I digress, to the point, I would think that the new testament God would be pretty receptive to forgiving. It was, after all, the Israelites' act of forgiving God that got Jesus' start in the literature.
Of course, if the 1.3 billion Muslims are right about Allah, then you may be getting your career advice from the wrong God, in which case I'm not really sure where you'll wind up. As an infidel, you're probably already done-for.
Then there are the equally fervent beliefs of the 1.1 billion Hindus to consider. It would have been a crowded strategy session if Shiva, Ganesh, Ram and the whole panoply led you to medicine, so I'm going to assume you're not Hindu.
Jews... well, it's pretty clear that Yahweh is a fan of medical school. Though, you have to wonder about the whole change of character as the 12 tribes went from polytheistic to monotheistic, doesn't speak well for His ability to deal with stress.
The Buddha may have had some advice for you on your career; but given that the (450 million?) Buddhists aren't much for the whole "personal God" theism thing, it seems unlikely a god with such a holistic lack of focus would take much of a personal interest in your future livelihood.
So I guess we're back to square one. In any case, I hope that whichever god led you to medical school, He's prepared to help with the bills.