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To be good is enough.

It seems not so long ago when I was just writing about having my heart broken for not getting into my initial hospital of choice, finding a new home for my dreams, hardships of first year residency and cultivating the dream come second year. Now, I can’t help but feel giddy for I am into the last 2 months of residency. Surely, time flies. 

Of course there is still a lot to go through before reaching my nth finish line, but this entry is not about  that. This is about something I’ve been reflecting on for a while now and with the upcoming ICU rotation, this might be the only time that I can write about it. Plus a good reminder for myself that I can come back to once in a while. 

To be good is enough. People get preoccupied with trying to be the best. Competing with others in this day and age can get extreme at times that sometimes people look into others faults just so they can feel good about themselves, just so they can say that they are better. And a lot of times in the attempt to be always the best, people forget how to be good.  

Like a normal human being, it is okay to feel sad being compared to others and being judged for ones shortcomings. But at the end of the day, it is not about striving to beat others but to become better versions of ourselves everyday.  And that is what I have have been trying to do for the past 30 years. (Oh this could be a birthday blog as well!) 

The world needs all the goodness it  can get. So shoutout people, to be good is not just good enough. In fact, to be good is more than enough. :)


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