Responsibility and Honour

I never thought a TV series could be so thought provoking.

Lately, I have been indulging myself on Sunday night for the TV drama of 女王的教室. Very provoking indeed.

I originally thought it would be another old fashioned primary school melodrama which makes every one cry at the very last episode (haha, unfortunately, I do have special interest in these old fashion stuff. Why? Perhaps it always remind me of the bright things around). It turned out that this drama had basically the same plot. But unexpectedly, this drama has proved itself to be not only very thought provoking, but also sacarstic to the examination centred modern education which over protects children from challenges and obstacles in life.

The drama has succeeded in bringing up a theme of "Responsibility" which has cery much been neglected in the society nowadays. No matter how much we are trying to pretend, the modern society, no matter in Japan or in Hong Kong, very interest oriented. Children HAVE to study hard so that they can have good results and go into a good unicersity, and finally get a good job. Adults have to go to class after work so that their boss would consider them hardworking and promote them. Politician organizes protests (but without solution) so that their voters know that they are doing something and re-vote them in the next campaign. Indeed, few children really study since they want to accmulate knowledge. Few people study after work since they want to do better at work. Few politician would work for their ideals in spite of pressures. I am not denying the few people who indeed have thought about that, but I must say the world in general is pretty interested oriented today.

What about responsibility? I guess the adults of my dad's and mum's age do have much better idea on that. They have in fact been trained to take responsibility of themselves since they were small. The failure of their parents to take care of every details of their life (because of hardship in everyday life) have trained that generation to be very independent and responsible people.

The new generattions have received much better attention with more available resources. But at the same time, few attention was given to "responsibility" i.e. You don't do something becuase somebody tells you to do it, but becuase you are taking responsibility of the action and consider you SHOULD do it. In other words, we study not because we are told that we will have a better future, but because you are taking responsibility of your own life, and subsequently, you make out that you have to have the knowledge from school in order to achieve what you want to.

This value is very simple indeed, but it is very easy for people to get loose and forget about these big principles when they get too tired or too busy. I am thankful that I am reminded from point to point.

In fact, being a medical student is no easy task. The ocean of medical knowledge is too big and it is expanding exponentially that you never learn enough to practice the best of medicine. On the other hand, you get very desperate since you understand that the more you absorb, the better you can practice in your job. This made me annoyed from time to time-- there is a feeling of getting drown and it seems that you never see the coastline. And that is a very desperate feeling when I flip through the books and relized how little I have read-- and among those which I have read, how little I could remember. From time to time, I just wanna throw away everything and enjoy myself. (of course I DO throw away books and enjoy myslef, I am human after all). This is not the evil. The evil is that sometimes I just lose the motivation to study.

"He may be just one of the few thousand patients in your career, but to him, you are all his remaining hope" I know I have already mentioned this quote in my previous entry. But this lecture was really so moving that I cannot emphasize this quote more. I am not only studying to become a doctor, but I am studying so that when people are in need, I can offer support and hope. This always give me motivation to continue my study.

Today is the national day. Watched the firework in the evening on TV and I must say this is one of the best shows in these few years (Dede, you are missing something nice). National day always reminds me of my ambition to become a "useful person in the society" (since kindergarten!!). Today, my responsibility is to remain energetic, caring and loving; and study hard for the benefit of people in need!!

Today is an inspiring day.