May 29, 2008 09:32
How did you get where you are today professionally? Did you always want to do the job you do now? Did you just fall into it? Do you have dreams of promotion? Another profession? Talk about it!
When I first became a doctor, I suppose I did it because I wanted to help people. Forensics seemed interesting, though. It held my attention much more than cardiology or pediatrics. It sounds morbid, but there are many ways a person can die. Even now after countless (wouldn't you like to know how many) years, I'm sure I haven't discovered them all.
While human iniquity is mostly disturbing and still makes me sick to my stomach from time to time, it's also very complex, even while being startlingly simple.
As the professionals who deal with this on a daily basis, we can say we want to help people all we want, but I think there's always a touch of the macabre behind our motives, whether we like to admit it or not.
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