It has been quite sometimes since I last give this blog a peek. I only do so when I have ideas what to ramble and rant. And YES! I have something to talk about now.
This has been popping into my mind a handful of times during the year of 2015 (it sounds so long ago when we just passed it few days back -.-) and it's been bugging me during my New Year lunch with friends.
Attitudes
at·ti·tudeˈadəˌt(y)o͞od/nounplural noun: attitudes
So basically, how you BEHAVE and REACT with people.
It might look to be something tiny, insignificant perhaps in today's life. But it's part of very and utmost important aspects in life, that some people may overlook.
I learnt and realized how important this attitude is when I'm already in medical school. Yes, back in those school days, attitude is just attitude. Nothing much to consider about it and I didn't really give a second thought in it. Never actually.
There are few types of
The last one is the species I loath the most. And this is also the people who doesn't care about their attitudes. They think with their extra bits of knowledge, automatically they're superior than others? And they start to treat surrounding people with no respect at all?
I saw this happening in my vicinity. The holier than thou and superiority complexes unfolding among the students. Yes, I know, the more you know, the better you're in faculty, the more superior (in terms of knowledge) you are among your fellow colleagues. But! This does not mean you could disrespect your 'friends.' And have the guts to questions whatever other people are doing, despite they're none of your business?
Then, that kind of aura you give out and made students from other faculties loath at medical students, thinking that all of us have that Grandiose Delusions of being the best in the hardest faculty in university?
Your attitudes define who you are. Even if you memorize all the words ever printed in the textbooks, you score highest among other students, and doing a lot more better than others, if your attitude is like that, do you think people will respect you?
Do you think your patient would like you?
Every time people ask me, how to survive in medical school, my answer would be as simple as it could be.
You study, you don't skip classes, you ask for prayers from your parents and...
check your attitudes and respect others
It's okay to be average, or maybe slightly lower... as long as you really work hard for it and you behaved appropriately. You could't and shouldn't be questioning people, with that kind of know-it-all tones and giving that annoying-aura to people.
Even if you're right.
Even if you're the best.
Respect other people. In this field, we cannot be living for and by ourselves. We are a system that need one another. Medical field doesn't consist of doctors, ONLY. We have nurses, we have medical assistants, we have clerks, we have a lot more other people that make the system works.
Do you think if you're acting like that, people will want to work with you? Respect you?
Attitudes define who we are.
Medical students (or everyone!) stop feeling we are better than anyone. In the end of the day, we are still gonna ended up in the same place.
In a grave.
We're just a speck of being in this vast world. Respect others if you want to be respected to. Respect is gained not given and your attitudes determine if you're worth others' respect.
--Footnote--
> I started written this piece somewhere during New Year celebration day and just finished it. I'm lazy like that.
