| Monday, 17 December 2007 |
| the young & the old |
There are many things that I believe about the adult world - that it is corrupted, devoid of humanity and hopeless, is one such thing.
I believe that as we grow up, we enter a world that's filled with agendas and deviousness, a world where everything is tinted with lies, hidden secrets and complicated motives, of ever shifting loyalties, alliances and friendships.
A world where true faith, loyalty and friendship is hard to come by (if it ever does).
As I enter the brink of adulthood, I realise that though disillusioned with the grown-up world, children and the aged still manage to inject some warmth into my stone cold heart.
The innocence of children, and the serenity of the aged, never fails to touch me. I probably live for these people. Nothing more.
My day volunteering at KK Hospital was a wonderful experience because its the first time in days where I actually laughed. And it filled my heart with joy to see children and the aged laugh along with me.
Be it directing lost old ladies to the right clinic, or directing Pokemon characters to the children's wards, I felt a mixed sense of sadness and delight when I see them smile, thanking me, waving goodbye.
Nevermind that they were all unwell and some of them even battling cancer, to just have the courage to fight on and smile and laugh, is what makes everything worthed while.
This is what I'm striving for. Not to serve some rich demanding asshole who pays for my service, but to serve the people that matter. The people that really matter.
However, pediatrics is still not my thing. Geriatrics is probably the specialty that has the greatest hold on my imagination right now, so we'll see how it goes.
And on other matters completely unrelated to the KK trip:
1. I accumulated my first traffic fine today when I drove into an ERP gantry without my cash card slot in my IU. Ouch.
2. I mounted the curb while performing a highly radical stunt drive on Sunday. I have no idea why I did it and I'm feeling very perplexed that I actually did such a thing.
3. I decided that I better start studying... soon. And to do that, I am going to start going to school every day to use the library. Debauchery ends... right now. Or rather soon.
4. I am innately not a happy person, but I try not to show it.
5. I miss my mom and brother.
6. I rather drive than drink.
7. I really don't trust nice, sweet people. The less perfect you are, the more real you are to me.
8. In reference to the first ever episode of 'Friends' - I seized a spoon.
9. JK Rowling is appearing on PotterCast for the first time ever, tomorrow! 18 December!
10. I am more like my dad than what I will ever admit to.
Banana nut crunch is just about the only other thing that makes me happy right now. Grrr.Labels: emo, list, randomness, soul |
posted by voldemort33 @ 23:17  |
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