HOW CAN I SERVE?

the 3rd day in opthalmology posting:
attended an inspiring lecture by Prof.Muhaya (yes, it's her again since we last met her in 1st yr PPD camp, once my idol n now has become a public icon on TV!)

this is the pledge she asked us 2 embrace, which i think is something next 2 impossible for me LOL:
1. to be creative but not competitive
2. to be kind rather than right
3. to be loving
4. to be gentle
5. to be generous
6. to improve my attitude
7. to accept ppl for what they are

(yes, we are all trying 2 be better persons from day to day. n i guess... by this time of age, everyone will definitely be able 2 tell what's right n what's otherwise... it is the implementation of the advice that's difficult...)

i realised dat lectures of opthalmo are much lengthy than of the other postings, and so does the clinic... gues wat?? 2day started 2 stand in clinic for 4 hours in 1 go, and had my lunch at 330pm and ALONE(which looks weird in the hosp cafe)...damn it, so 'lucky' am I 2 b the only chinese in the group (no offence).life couldn be more miserable...

seeing patients in the clinic really punched a hole in my heart. i could see that they are in so much predicament and suffer, yet could do nothing other than watching them struggling to walk and tumbling down due to visual impairment and other co-morbidities. n they had 2 spend the whole morning waiting outside the clinic n sacrifice their lunches jus 2 hav a 5-min session with the opthalmologists for follow-up appointment. im not blaming anyone here... a normal person with conscience n compassion might be disheartened seeing this, and so did i...

may God bless them and alleviate them from suffering as such...
SERVICE IS JOY (quotable quote fr Prof Muhaya)
~amitabha~

有时候

有时候，
交谈变得空洞，
沉默却像沟通。

有时候，
孤独可以寂寞，
也可以是自由。

有时候，
孤单是一个人的狂欢，
狂欢是一群人的孤单。

有时候，
不是不闻不问，
是因为不想知道答案？
还是害怕答案不是自己想要的？

有时候，
向往平淡无奇的生活，
是真的憧憬安居乐业？
还是想压抑内心深处渴望自由的自己？

有时候，
总爱回忆过去的点点滴滴，
是不是对未来不敢期待了？
还是害怕无法成为当初想象中的自己？

当然，
在‘有时候’以外的时候，
我们都忙着过着循例的生活，
忙着冲刺自我，
忙着随波逐流，
正所谓或在当下嘛，
并没有什么不好呀。。。
（能安慰自己的人，比较容易快乐）

还是希望人们能偶尔放慢脚步，
偶尔想想‘有时候’自己想要的；
而不是一味跟随别人的步伐，
成为他人精神上的奴隶。。。