232.A vocation for the vigorousThe vigor and vitality that one must possess to be a doctor is amazing.Perhaps many have the vision, but only the truly vigorous can handle such a vocation.Virtuosity is a must. So is patience. You spend many years studying.Some of the topics are quite mundane, such as the ancient vitalists.Modern vitalism is, of course, much more important and exciting.I still have vivid memories of my vocational pitfalls and accomplishments.I remember working in the emergency room during third year rotations.The ER can be a strange place, at times violent,at all times filled with virtually every section and class of society.On one foggy night when visibility was low, violence broke out in the ER.A certain person wandered in and began asking the secretary about a patient's private information.As this violates the patient's privacy, the secretary would not answer his questions.He became a bit too vivacious and began scaring the secretary.I have certain standards of virtue that I follow. Included in those standards is peaceful mutual respect.But this guy was a bit too loud and disruptive and appeared a little too dangerous.
