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Hello again.
This is a rectification of a mistake:
Big ups to the one and only NUH for hooking me up with a haircut that makes me look ballerific so terrific. (Now that's saying something.) JAK you big, beautiful, stud of a man.
Been home for a few weeks now. Alhamdulillah* for what we have and what we don't. Like time: I only have a few days left here. Then it's back to the heat and humidity of Karachi and of course those lengthy power outages.
Finals will be coming up towards the end of August, and boy am I in the thick. I feel like I can't remember anything I studied this year. Truthfully, I didn't study much at all, but I went to all my classes and took notes for most of them, I should know something...right? I still wonder if I'm cut out for this. Even well into my third year, I still have doubts. Apparently, this is normal; to have feelings of inadequacy and bouts of self doubt. I read it happens to all medical students, and I'd like to believe it does. That would mean that I'm not genuinely (and singularly) unqualified to become a doctor--a lot of people are. And you do know, things are always better when you're not alone.
Speaking of being alone, there's a walima^ double bill tonight. SaqibSaab with Queen4112 and Saqib-san's brother with his bride (double mashaAllah!**). I'm excited because this party was a long time coming; it's always nice to see people not alone and very much happy. And it's twice as nice when those people are people you love.
In other news, it's a very quiet 8:50AM in my house. Everyone's asleep but me. It feels like the Saturdays of my childhood.
I was reading the Pharma[cology] PreTest (Question bank) this morning and, for a brief moment, was overcome by a feeling of absolute clearness. I was almost happy is a secret way. I can't explain it but it was something like this:
Summer shade
rainy grey
linen jacket
sunny day
white dress
green grass
white smile
pink hat
easy afternoon
easy start
easy breeze
an open heart.
And now this:
To laugh often and
much;
To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of
false friends;
To appreciate beauty;
To find the best in others;
To leave the world a bit better; whether by a healthy child, a garden
patch, or a redeemed social condition;
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to succeed.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
God's Peace
*Alhamdulillah - All praise is for Allah.
**MashaAllah - May Allah keep/preserve/protect it/them.
^Walima - a post-wedding party, a continuation of a beautiful tradition of the Prophet Muhammad.
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