nerdiness becomes me
Thursday, June 30th, 2005"a young girl in pigtails clutches her teddy bear as she watches her favorite television show. she marvels as doogie howser md manages to weave his way in and out of the busy hospital corridors, healing patients left and right, never seeming to make a wrong diagnosis. an image of the compleat physician then starts to solidify in the wide-eyed girl’s mind: young, compassionate, brilliant yet humble, always willing to serve.
years pass, and the tv series ends. but the dream begins to take root in the young girl’s heart. she learns that she will not become a doctor at age 19, and that it will take years of persistent study to achieve the dream.
but she presses on. she later learns to love science, for it is the first step in her road to greatness. she slogs through years and years of study, of triumphs and failures. she finally steps into the portals of the oldest medical school on the country. here she learns that no matter how much she loves learning, sometimes it would not love her back. but it doesn’t matter to her, and she marches on.
her trial by fire is far from over. somnolence becomes a way of life for her, and the constant throbbing of her temples accompanies her everywhere. she finds out that there are so many other people smarter than her, quicker to learn, more articulate and more capable of dealing with pressure.
but the girl, no, now the young woman, learns to swallow her pride and admit that she is not the best at everything. because the one thing she holds on to is that dream that she took to heart many years ago. she may not have the most brilliant mind but her heart is stubborn. she may not have all the answers but she has the patience and perseverance to look for them. it may take her longer than others to understand lessons but she will not rest until she does. while so many around her anticipate the end of their studies she joyfully maps out a course that will bring her even more years of study, in hopes of being the best in her future field.
the girl will not stop, for no matter how limited the mind is, the heart will always be enormous, and she will always love her work."
this is me, just a nerd. and proud to be one.
