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glen's awesome at advising. haha.
so, I just got back from camp, & boy, it was fun.
so, I decided to make a new skin. ;]
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008
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Today I went for my last excursion during high school to Martin Place in the city. We attended the "Refugee Camp in your city" program which was organised by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). They are a group of volunteers who work in developing countries which are disadvantaged by their access to medical aids. There were tour guides to bring us around the "refugee camp" to help us better understand the conditions of the refugees and some of the work that they do including providing vaccines etc. Below is a picture of the Social Justice group that attended this tour and the guy speaking is a doctor himself. This picture was taken when he introduced to us the water system around refugee camps. On average, each Australian uses 282 litres of water per day and yet they have to carry the 10 litres that they use daily by hand from the water tap as shown below to where they live. They often had to walk for miles.
The following picture shows the "toilet". Rather unbelieveable but it also made me realise that I've been so lucky.
I've been living in a world where everything that I have seems apparent. However when we went around the tour through the refugee grounds, I realised that I've been very very wrong. I know for sure that there are people whose lives are hundred over times harder than ours but "seeing" it is such a different experience.
My ambition from quite long time ago which is eccentuated by today's excursion is to be a doctor and that one day, I'll be part of some form of voluntary groups like this to help out the people out there. I removed my S.H.E poster and replaced it with the MSF poster... I really like the phrase "doctors without borders". Many people had discouraged me upon being a doctor because no matter how they look at me, they believe that I don't look suitable to be a doctor whether it is my wits or my appearance. I don't know myself, I just keep telling myself that there are so many people out there waiting for me to help, and I can't just sit here and do nothing. Therefore, regardless of how much they try to discourage me, they are not going to succeed. I obviously know that being a doctor is not easy. But well, there are many things in life which are unpredictable...
I felt that life is so fragile... and yet there are so many people out there worrying about girlfriend/boyfriend relationship; troubling over unnecessary matters etc. I just wanna tell everyone out there:
"It isn't fair that they have to suffer while we get the luxury of comfort. If we don't start treasuring everything around us, there wouldn't be much opportunity in which we can do so. We can't possibly live as if we've got tomorrow because accidents do happen whether you like it or not. Stop worrying about trivial matters and start loving the world you live in and be thankful!"
Dear Lord I pray that you'll be able to bless me as I enter a new stage of my life soon and that you'll help me to accomplish the mission you've sent me for. Amen.
