The iron grip tearing through my previously formed calluses, the blood begins to rush to every muscle fiber in my body, in an almost ritualistic sense, I place each of the 100 pound dumbbells on my knees as I wait on the bench. The calm moment before starting my set of bench-press, a moment suspended in time, a moment when I escape from my problems, a moment when I reach a sense of enlightenment similar to the one described by the earliest of philosophes. This point of withdrawal is one where I plan my solutions to the obstacles I face on a daily basis; whether an obstacle of academic strenuousness or one of personal significance. I launch the weights from my knees and lay flat on the bench, as the nerves in my pectoralis major and triceps …show more content…
Before the surgery, I introduced myself to the patient as an observing student and as I continued to converse with the patient, I gained a glimpse of their life and made an understanding with the patient. As the surgeon, Dr. Seaberg, came to the patient I saw that they already formed a bond beyond that of doctor and patient, but one of mutual understanding, Dr. Seaberg interacted with the patient in a manner similar to that of an old friend, which really inspired me because he had a complete understanding of the person he was helping. The surgery began and Dr. Seaberg started telling me details about the patient as he made the first incision and continued to say “If you cannot make a bond with your patient, you cannot understand their life; what I mean is you won’t learn about all the lives you will impact through one patient, their loved ones and friends all become your responsibility as their doctor and without that empathy, that sense of moral incentive, you cannot truly become a doctor.” His words are what made me realize that this is what I want to do with my life, the thought of being able to help so many people by understanding one is the reason I want to become a