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Ive been reading these threads for a little while now
(especially the Not to be cheesy thread) and I
realized we are all really freakin pretentious!
Everyone talks about the real deal as if we are all
auditioning to be Neo from The Matrix. Its as if we
are a group of intellectual and benevolent
supper-human beings who are willing to sacrifice
ourselves so that we can help others. Why does being
a doctor have to be a calling? Why are we so damn
special? Is that really what this pre-med thing is
about or is it that life just doesnt seem worth
living without being promised the gentile caress of
societys collective lips on ones a$$? If you want to
meet someone who has a concept of self-sacrifice, talk
the social worker who spends hours on end trying to
find homes for the kids who no one seems to want. You
never hear about those people until they mess up one
of the hundreds of cases they get each year. No one
pats them on the back and no one assumes that they are
somehow privileged for their unyielding need to help
others- people actually look down on them! I really
dont think that the choice to practice medicine is as
selfless as some would have you believe. We are
preparing to be societys smart kids and thats all
weve been for our entire lives. We are the
overachievers and finally instead of middle school
jocks throwing spit wads at us or the *****ic sorority
girls not getting the reason why we study all the
time, we have the chance to be appreciated.
Furthermore, we get to pretend that our primary motive
is to help people! Finally we win! We win appreciation
and apparently the power to judge. The closer you get
to being a doctor, the more opportunities you get to
point the finger. You can judge peoples motives and
you can present the mystical image of the real deal
to those of us who couldnt possibly comprehend what
that is. Even if you are a lowly pre-med you can at
least point the finger at those around you! We have
created a group of individuals collectively
proclaiming, I have better stats, more experience, or
purer motives; I am special. Its nauseating really.
We are not special, but we are skilled. Being a doctor
just is what it is- irregardless of your intentions.
Now that this academic year is winding down we should
all take some time to get over ourselves. Just my
$0.02
(especially the Not to be cheesy thread) and I
realized we are all really freakin pretentious!
Everyone talks about the real deal as if we are all
auditioning to be Neo from The Matrix. Its as if we
are a group of intellectual and benevolent
supper-human beings who are willing to sacrifice
ourselves so that we can help others. Why does being
a doctor have to be a calling? Why are we so damn
special? Is that really what this pre-med thing is
about or is it that life just doesnt seem worth
living without being promised the gentile caress of
societys collective lips on ones a$$? If you want to
meet someone who has a concept of self-sacrifice, talk
the social worker who spends hours on end trying to
find homes for the kids who no one seems to want. You
never hear about those people until they mess up one
of the hundreds of cases they get each year. No one
pats them on the back and no one assumes that they are
somehow privileged for their unyielding need to help
others- people actually look down on them! I really
dont think that the choice to practice medicine is as
selfless as some would have you believe. We are
preparing to be societys smart kids and thats all
weve been for our entire lives. We are the
overachievers and finally instead of middle school
jocks throwing spit wads at us or the *****ic sorority
girls not getting the reason why we study all the
time, we have the chance to be appreciated.
Furthermore, we get to pretend that our primary motive
is to help people! Finally we win! We win appreciation
and apparently the power to judge. The closer you get
to being a doctor, the more opportunities you get to
point the finger. You can judge peoples motives and
you can present the mystical image of the real deal
to those of us who couldnt possibly comprehend what
that is. Even if you are a lowly pre-med you can at
least point the finger at those around you! We have
created a group of individuals collectively
proclaiming, I have better stats, more experience, or
purer motives; I am special. Its nauseating really.
We are not special, but we are skilled. Being a doctor
just is what it is- irregardless of your intentions.
Now that this academic year is winding down we should
all take some time to get over ourselves. Just my
$0.02