So I've decided to revive this blog...after a long time. The title (loosely translated to 'from japan') always had two meanings: in the past it referred to me sharing things with people in aus from Japan. Now is when the second meaning comes into play: how things have changed since Japan and life moments stemming from the changes that happened there :)
In the next month or two I'll be writing about the leadup to my entrance exam for graduate med-school, the GAMSAT. So I'll be generally just mentioning things that came up in my studies or other happenings or what I read in the Word recently.
The reason I'm taking the GAMSAT first of all is because in the last couple of months of my stay in Japan through prayer and thought and consulting with parents (who were half-supportive hah!) I decided that becoming a doctor was the profession that I felt most suited me and my passion. Now I've just recently finished a double degree so the relevant test for me is this GAMSAT which leads to a 4 year med course, provided you score well on the test and they like you at interview. To describe the feeling of knowing that I have.... in the western world the majority of people have access to many schools, a variety of jobs, support from family, the governments, that provide us with opportunities. So many opportunities in fact that it makes it hard to choose, before i settled down I was juggling many things: police officer, rescue, paramedic, soldier, doctor, nurse and IT (which is the only thing I'm 'qualified' for). It was on 'doctor' that I landed on, which made all the other options no longer viable. That lack of diverse viability was foreign to me for a while but after a time I realised that is part of becoming focused and passionate about something. Also realised that it could be the root of obsession given enough liberty.
So yeah happy myself to revive this so I can journal somewhere and share at the same time, hoping that it encourages friends and people I have yet to meet to share in return or just enjoy :)
Today's readings
- Psalm 33 (seriously good stuff, read it!)
- Proverbs 1&2 1:7 one of my fav verses, a reference to really unpack a lot of other things
- Matthew 19 (v9-12 is interesting and I'm afraid that we often try to make this verse into a hard and fast rule or just ignore it completely for lack of comprehension, verse 12 is supposed to be the key for verse 11 as far as I can tell but I can't get on track with the analogy)
On a side note, whenever I read 'eunuchs' I can't help but think of Jack Sparrow translating the word into a charade involving the onomatopoeia "snippy snippy".
A good night to all :)
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