Medicine, an excuse for living.

Medicine: An Excuse from Living

This article was immensely interesting to me and helped me rethink my decision for medicine. To me, balance is the most important thing in this life and finding that balance is also the trickiest thing one can do in life. As the article states: “as your practice grows, you will find your balance professionally…in your personal life.” The article was very positive and helped me to see what is actually important. It is difficult to see the war when you are fighting the daily battles on the front lines. The idea of this article is not to get too caught up in the heat of the battle and pay attention to the tides of the war. It also said that “some physicians will use their indispensability to patients as a way of life and the loved one can be made to feel guilty about taking the doctor away from a sick patient. It’s a rare family that will have the assertiveness to place their needs above the life or well-being of a patient.” The exploitation of guilt is merely a scape goat, a way to put off goals and aspiration and the needs of other members of the family. This is a serious problem and one I hope I will never fall into doing. One can very easily neglect the most important things and give excuses without realizing it. Family comes first as the saying goes, and we must always remember that. When I get into medicine, I promise never to neglect what is important, and although I will work hard to provide for my family, I cannot forget why I am working hard, and that is to make my family and myself happy. If my family is not happy I cannot be happy, and my family cannot be happy if I neglect them at the cost of my patients. It is something that is vitally important to the success of our society and our country, and ourselves. This article is all about family and deoting time and energy to the development of mature interpersonal relationships, regardless of recognition or rewards.