Perseverance

Most of the time when people heard that I wanted to do pharmacy as my course in university, the response thay gave were negative. Very negative!!!! =(

Some examples of their comments:

• "Oh, you want to do pharmacy. Pharmacy very hard hor. My so and so also doing pharmacy in so and so university. He/she says that a lot of assignments, very tough, you know."
• "Pharmacy, not bad lah. But a lot of assignments and tests. Not easy."
• "A lot of things to learn in pharmacy. Very difficult to learn too. No easy life."
• "You hardly get enough sleep because there are too much assignments, lab reports and tests to tackle."

It's very discouraging when you hear these feedbacks, especially when you are fired up and excited about the course you wanted to do. The feeling is like when you're enjoying your dreams and suddenly someone just woke you up and "WHOOSH"! Your beautiful dreams all disappeared. I used to feel very frustrated and worried whenever people give me this kind of feedbacks. I would always think about how am I going to handle all the assignments, tests and lab reports. How am I going to handle the pressure? How am I going to learn and memorise the drugs and their effects? After thinking about these questions, I would feel very down and start to doubt whether I've chosen the wrong course.

I really thank God for His love for me. He has encouraged me through Judith who told me that once my relationship with God is good, nothing can be too difficult for me. After thinking through what she had said to me, I realised that nothing is easy in this world. To achieve success, I must go through the process which may be tough at times. It is only through the tough process that I learn to be a better person and equip myself with skills and knowledge. Of course during those hard times, I may feel weak and want to give up but with my focus on God and clinging on to His teachings, I can achieve success. He will always be there for me, picking me up when I fall, guiding me when I'm lost, sharing my joy when I'm joyful and giving me strength when I'm weak. With Christ I am a Christian, without Christ, I Am Nothing.

Since I have made the decision to do pharmacy, I must accept the outcome, be it bad or good. But one thing I know for sure is that God is the strenght of my heart. Amen!

"I can do all things through Him who gives me strength." -Philippians 4:13-