“Medical profession is a feat that requires self-sacrifice, purity of souls and purity of thoughts.”, said Anton Pavlovich Chekhov.

So, who is a doctor? A doctor is assumed by many to be equivalent to the real world Spiderman.

A superhero that is always right. For whom the smallest mistake is no less than a sin.

Devoting one’s life selflessly to serve the humanity requires a lot of determination and sacrifices.

Has their journey been easy? Of course not. But every journey has a beginning and some planning associated with it. So I decided to contact some to be doctors, so that I can ask them about the reason behind venturing on the road called “Medical”. I have been amazed by the replies.

A simple yet logical answer came from my school buddy, Sourav who stressed on the security feature of the medical profession.
He quoted,

“Honestly speaking, I would say- For a secured future. I also love this job because it offers me a chance to Serve the society.”

A diplomatic and carefully arranged answer answer came from Ratnam,a man of few but powerful words.The 5th sem MBBS student says-

“I chose medical because it fascinates me. The fact that I’m able to work for the humanity and possibly save a few lives makes me swell with pride. Apart from that, there is a scope for research.”

While some were intersted by the scope of research, some chose to pursue the noble profession due to their Inquisitiveness and hunger for knowledge.

In Disha’s words,

“To treat people and to save someone’s life is according to me is d Bst u can do plus mujhe Kafi interest tha in knowing about human science so medical was the best option for me..”

After noticing them, I started assuming that maybe social service and curiosity are the main factors which drive the young minds towards this career. But I was completely wrong!The next two replies shook not only my assumption, but also my perception and hence I’m keeping them anonymous.

A friend of mine from second year had an interesting and brutally honest reply-

“Actually I never had any sort of strict aim. I chose science and so has to do something.

I appeared for Jee, but maths never gelled with me. So I appeared for NEET seriously and ended up cracking it.

But I had to make a decision between medical and pure science. And I let the ‘log kehte hai’ factor come into play and so, I finally chose medical.”

There are days when you let silence appreciate the beauty. And this was one such day where I went silent in appreciation of the honesty.

The last and the most unexpected answer came in this from.
“So to begin with:
When I was a kid( that small that Ieven don’t remember the age) I had a desire-A desire to have latest collection of doctor sets.I decided to choose that stetho and lab coat as my outfit.

But humans have right to get confused.
So did I

I soon started admiring Neelam Sharma( a journal ) a lot.I wished to get that camera and lights on me.
When I presented my wish( which was more dominating than my choice)to my parents they weren’t so amazed and gradually with the time

‘My wish became my passion and my choice my proffession:

So yes buddy you can say it was the urge to wear that lap coat and stethoscope for which I am here…”

A smile spread across my face. I knew this angel sacrificed something more than others. She threw away her dream silently
in the silence that never broke.

The doctors have always been held in a high esteem in my family. But today, my respect for them has increased by ten fold and as the saying goes-Once you find out what respect tastes like, it tastes much better than wine.