If I Were a Doctor

January 15, 2009

At the start of ‘09, I had a strange epiphany. I got it right after I woke up from an afternoon nap. I don’t know if it had something to do with my dream because I couldn’t remember the dream when I woke up. My epiphany was that if I went on to be a doctor, I would probably be a neurologist, a psychologist, a psychiatrist or a psychotherapist. You see, my mom wanted me to be a doctor but like any good mother didn’t force me to do something I didn’t want, and she let me pursue the field I wanted.

Looking back, I believe I would have been a doctor if I really wanted to. I was good at school initially but slacked off eventually due to some traumatic childhood event and due to some bad decisions made on my part. And why neurology/psychology/psychiatry/psychotherapy? I don’t know exactly. I’ve always been interested in what’s going on in our brain for as long as I can remember. All the nonfiction books I’ve read so far I lately realized always have a psychological aspect to them, significant or otherwise. I am an avid viewer of Discovery Channel and the National Geographic Channel and I am always fascinated by shows that focus on the human mind, how people interact. Would you believe that I actually am excited by the fact that we humans only use a small percentage of our brain’s potential? Imagine what we could do if we were using our brains to their full potential. The possibilities are endless, and it would be nice to actually discover what other things the mind can do.

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