knowledge is power
Wednesday, January 23, 2013,
one of the most asked question since day-one im in med fculty was ;
KENAPA NAK AMBIL MEDIK? PARENTS SURUH KE?
lucky me, i've been born and raised in a family where we are allowed to make our own life decision. we are allowed to give out opinion and to do what's best for us. end point, studying medicine, is my CHOICE. if u were to ask my dad, im sure he prefers me to do business. ha8.
nway, that's not the point of this post. this time around, i want to share something, that have changed my perspective on medicine, a long time ago.
everytime a med student was asked on the reason he/she wants to be a doctor, the answer will be something about wnting to HELP PEOPLE, or how doctors gonna be rich (this is so not-true) or.... some will just say, it's their parents' choice. whatever the answer is, it's the same answer heard over-and-over again. even thought im one of those people who gave those kind of answers, somewhere deep in me believes, there is a better reason to take-up medicine.
one day, a junior gave this answer;
Belajar medik ni, mcm belajar pasal diri sendiri. belajar mcm mana kita yg kompleks ni berfungsi. Saya percaya, dengan belajar bnde ni, saya boleh LEBIH MENGENALI PENCIPTA saya dengan itu, saya boleh LEBIH MENDEKATINYA!
the answer, awed me. yet, i could not see the point. to me, understanding anatomy and physiology were just hard enough. too much brain-space needed for memorizing till no space left for analyzing or at least, thinking outside medicine.
it was until im in 3rd year, tht i see the truth in the statement. it's true, all those theories about the human body i've learnt, all those cases i've seen in the ward, and all those lives which ended infront of my eyes, actually speak a thousand things about the Creator. they are signs of how great and powerful He is. but of course, the eyes will only see, what the mind knows.
u know what's the problem with me durng my first two years in med school? i learnt for the sake of exams. so i only see, what i need to see. the greatness of god, of course, is not part of the exams, sbb tu i missed it. it's only after i've learnt to love the Quran, to not only read, but to try to understands it, that i can see the magic behind everything i've learnt in med school. i've learnt to not just look at what's written on the pages, but to look beyond it. to not only look at a body as a body, but to see through it, even pass the soul.
true enough, everything i've learnt is a prove of the existence of Allah, and His powers. how can i be so blind?
"only with knowledge, you can bring yourself NEARER to the CREATOR. it doesnt matter what field u r studying. medicine ke, engineering ke, law ke, anything la. knowledge, is knowledge. it's how u benefits it that matters. after all, all knowledge comes from Allah. so why arent we using it to bring our-self nearer to Him?"
- SyafiqahAzman -
new past