WHAT TO DO TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE WHEN MY LIFE USED TO BE LIKE THIS:
On the weekend off from school, my parents and I climbed into a 1995 Toyota car and went to a used clothing store near our house to “hunt” for clothes to buy with the criteria “Beautiful and cheap.”
“This one is white This one has beautiful embroidered flowers. Let’s see how much it costs.”
“It’s almost $5!”
“Let’s leave it, let’s look for something else.”
Sometimes we can find a shirt or pants that are a bit big but get a cheap one.
Turn around and ask mom, she says, “This one looks nice but it’s a bit expensive. “Let’s go home and squeeze it for you.”
And so on the first Monday of the week, she happily wore her newly bought outfit to school, still confident in her fashion style that, looking back now, is truly “unlike anyone else.”
1. THE DESIRE WHEN LIVING IN POVERTY
You know, from the time I was in Vietnam until I came to America, I always felt the feeling of “poverty,” “living at the bottom of society,” and also “receiving alms from others.”
And I once promised myself that “One day I and my family will no longer be poor.” more.”
That’s why I constantly study and upgrade myself.
I study to escape poverty – material poverty and poverty of thought.
Now after all the hardships and humiliations, I’m happy to tell my mother that “You can buy whatever you like, you can eat whatever you like spend;”
When I told my younger brother “Do you want to go to a Tony Robbins conference? I’ll buy you a ticket.”
On weekends when the couple goes out to eat, the question is not “Is this place expensive?” but “Is this place delicious?”
And then when we have children, the question is “Is this place expensive?” The question is not “Is this school expensive?” but “Is this school good?”
There are also days when my mother calls in a panic and says“Son, the heater is broken. I’m so worried” then I can reassure her that “Just call someone to fix it, so I can pay for it.”
2. CONCERNS WHEN LIFE HAS BEEN BETTER
Reading up to this point, you might think that your life is all rosy right now.
Absolutely not.
Being a doctor in America also has many difficulties and challenges, bitter and salty.
But at least it gives me financial autonomy, for my family. My family is prosperous, and helps me “change my life.”
Every day I read the newspaper and listen to the stories of my colleagues in Vietnam. I can’t help but feel sad when a specialist with many years of experience has a monthly salary of 8 million.
What you want to eat, what you want to do, what you want to study, you have to think carefully. think.
And then doctors who have just graduated from school don’t have enough salary to make ends meet and have to work a lot of side jobs to support – tutoring, video editing, some even sell vegetables?!
There’s nothing bad about these jobs, and there’s nothing wrong with doing these jobs for fun, but if you feel NEED to do these extra jobs to make a living, then it’s something worth thinking about. Think.
Isn’t it unreasonable for an excellent, hard-working citizen to study to become a doctor but still have to worry about food and clothing every month?!
I can’t help you change the system, but what I can help you with is to have more skills so you can change your own life.
If you are a Vietnamese doctor who wants to improve your life. increase your income, improve your medical expertise, and upgrade your life, then I will help you get those things with Skills. what you want, please comment “I WANT” for advice.
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Dr. Christina Nguyen
The Phoenix Medical Academy
