In the middle of a moment
I can hear Christmas bells ringing! I could not imagine the tears of joy I shed when I learned about the declaration of December 24th as a non-working holiday. Thanks to PNoy (but that doesn’t make me hate him less.. Okay maybe? Wait, no!!!). Anyways, I remember talking in to myself about accepting the fact that I would no longer enjoy vacation the moment I stepped in to the wrath of internship. Although I was attached to that inkling of hope that I might get assigned to school-based centers, that little amount of hope died the moment we were given our rotation centers. And it was as if no one heard my plea! Cause I got assigned to a hospital - a public hospital - for god’s sake. Have you ever heard of hospitals closing for breaks? Exactly! Imagine the envy I felt (or am feeling) towards my co-interns assigned to school-based centers 😩
Looking back, I’ve just realized that I was one of those who count the days. For 21 years all I’ve been caring about was - how many days I have to enjoy every vacation I have spent; how many hours til I have to get back to reality and how many seconds til I have to wake up to prep for another day - instead of just focusing on making the days count. If only Dor were alive, he could have chosen me to be his successor. At least like him, I was able to realize my mistake. As he explained: ” Once we began to chime the hour, we lost the ability to be satisfied”. I shall start the year right with this tiny little step. Hi, 2013 ☺😊
