09 June 2006

To be surrounded by beauty ...

... everyday must be amazing. I know someone who works at Christie, and I can only imagine how it feels when you wake up in the morning, after the crazy tube journeys, to be greeted by a painting :) Or being a gardener, working in the fields all day, immenses oneself in the sunshines, rains, and your beloved blossoms ...

Medicine is probably on the opposite side of the scale, as there is tremendous amount of suffering to be witnessed first hand. After all, we are fighting a losing battle, as everyone dies eventually. Yet, the human spirit itself is a beauty; its perseverance in the face of difficulties, trust in the unknown, forgiving the past, hope in the future, all blend into one. Even the tears, the aguish, the fear is something to celebrate, as we journey into the future unknown, hand-in-hand ...