The sky is the limit

At times, you wonder where you will get in life.  As a child, I dreamt of the all the places that I could go, all the people meet, and all the money I could make.  As I got older, those dreams changed over time, but they always stayed large.  I, like a lot of kids, had dreams of being an astronaut, a pilot or a volcanologist.  I never recall wanting to be a doctor though.

The interesting part of being a doctor, is that depending on the culture and society you live in, it is a fairly highly respected profession.  Sure, that respect is going downhill in recent years, but people listen to what 'the doctor' says.

So what made me want to be a doctor?  To be a 100% honest, it was a few things.  None of them grand, or altruistic.  I wanted to people to listen when I talk, and I wanted them to do what I say.  Not everyone of course, just those who had ignored me in the past.

Now when I dream, it is all about medicine, and where that will take me and my family.  It seems for even poor doctors, the sky is limit there.