Letter 418: Salt
Not all in life is sweet.As an intern, there are some days when you feel like you're being trampled all over and squashed to the ground, turning into a spatter of medical waste. At times you feel like giving cynicism a tight grip around its neck and squeezing every ounce of it out of the unrelenting soul in which it is contained, yet you have to keep reminding yourself about the nobility of your profession in order to swallow the ball of anger rising in your throat, and regain that cool composure that belies your actual emotions to enable yourself to continue dealing with certain inhabitants of planet Earth who have unrealistically high expectations of the medical profession, and who demand ruthlessly from us with no room for leniency.
One sometimes has to taste the bitter saltiness before encountering the subdue sweetness.
One sometimes has to taste the bitter saltiness before encountering the subdue sweetness.咸: saltiness; salty.
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4 Durian(s) Thrown at Jun:
Maybe we can see Life as a continuous parading palate of flavours, rather than a single sensation, then? Keeps things interesting, I say. :)
well thats life isnt?
hope all is well doc jun..
there's a slight sweetness in the salty biscuit that makes it more flavourful. i like to think of the better side of things. it's part of the learning/understanding process.
hope u r well. :D
kenny: life is indeed a rotating palate of flavours-- jt depends on wat u get in front of u ;)
joe: all is well, but not as well as u!! *wink wink*
nic: or a slight saltiness in the sweet biscuit, rather ;p yes i am now, today, thank u!
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