abandoned

I heard on the news that a baby was found wrapped in a plastic bag, hanged on a tree. The people of the neighborhood came across the child because they heard a cry somewhere and followed it. Lucky that the baby was still alive. But thinking about this, whoever left her there, left her for dead. How can a mother have done such a thing?

closing cycles by paulo coelho

illustration by ken crane

One always has to know when a stage comes to an end. If we insist on staying longer than the necessary time, we lose the happiness and the meaning of the other stages we have to go through.

Closing cycles, shutting doors, ending chapters – whatever name we give it, what matters is to leave in the past the moments of life that have finished.

surrender

My day started as if I’m in a different environment.  For just one day, I tried to forget that I’m a medical student.  Today, I came to UP med feeling a different sense of confidence.  For just a day, I broke away from the drab of the white uniform and went along with my artistic, innovative costumes for today’s performance.  Yes, for just this time.  I became someone else.

helpless

At the wee hour of 6 AM, I was stirred awake from the sleep I’ve been trying to get hold of. A state of panic had enveloped our community as I woke up in a nightmare of a tragedy.