Congratz Pol!” Ha? Ano?

by Apple Bistis

It was a humid, busy, late afternoon of my life as treasurer of the medicine student council. It was the first day of enrollment for the freshmen. One of my classmates approached me and said, “Congratz Pol!” I simply answered “HA? ANO?” He told me the story that I made it to the top ten, but I did not believe him even until I saw my name on the list. My mind keeps questioning, “What have I done?” Then I found a reason which I believed at first that maybe because it is all about our research which I presented that made it to the National Competition and won the second place, or the activities I joined during the medicine week and the university week. These are all my reasons why every time people congratulated me, I simply answered them with a smile.
It was only when I took hold of the certificate that I believed I made it. But I still questioned myself, “What did I do?” Then, with the help of Dr Heny’s Zhen technique, I began to complete the puzzle.
God really works in many mysterious ways. It was during our Pediatrics block that the door of the Order of Asclepius opens in front of me and welcomes me with overwhelming opportunities I pursued my dream to become a member not just to be a part of it but to extend my help to the people. The activities that the order offers are my inspirations to double my time so that I will not compromise my time for studying and time for the people which we constantly help. Medical missions and community projects really pushed me to work hard and study more because it opens my eyes to the reality that I have much to learn. I started to be hungry and thirsty for knowledge and skills. And it broadens my horizon that I am not studying for the sake of passing my exams but for the people which I will help during my stay in the college and in the future. I practiced what I have learned inside the classroom and the pearls that our doctor brothers and sisters shared during their lectures. I thank the order for all of these.
Above all, I thank God for all His blessings and I believe that “What I am today is God’s gift to me; what I will be tomorrow is my gift to God, Let me therefore be the best that I can be.”