Today Wenhui and I collected our 1st tailored suits.
Today I'm on leave, and will return to work as a MO, no more a Houseman.
Today is the 4th anniversary of grandad's passing.
Perhaps it's because I've been so busy and tired this past year that I've never once stopped to think and reflect on the lessons I've learned and knowledge I've acquired; Indeed after a year of toil in AH/SGH I'm more (perhaps) efficient/experienced/skilled at what I do, yet none the wiser from it.
For wisdom, is knowledge that, through experience (mine or others') changes the way I live my life. Perhaps the Psalmist says it best - "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" - Proverbs 9:10
I remember the fears and aspirations I had as as m5 student entering Housemanship - I was scared that I still couldn't set a decent IV plug, and terrified that I would be inept as a doctor (and kill someone in the process). I prayed for strength and enabling; I prayed that I would love my patients and remain close to God.
I honestly don't know how many of these fears were realised (I have no problems setting plugs now though), or how exactly my prayers were answered (not exactly paying attention, was I). But here I am at the end of a year, sane, perhaps a little more tired and cynical... and increasingly realising that but for His grace that sustained and literally carried me through, I would not be here.
So, thank you, God.
Thank you, friends and family who have stood by me.
Here's to a new season.
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