[livi]

To me it was never about the money, working hours, benefits, status or what have you. If those are the goals in life, there are better lines of work, because in many aspects those criteria sucks being a doc.
No, to me it was always a matter of passion. A passion that grows with experience. To me there is not much that gives me a better feeling than feeling secure in my knowledge meeting and treating children every day. Its not even about the grateful Words, looks and thankfulness from my patients and there parents. Its primarily a very fulfilling sense of doing good for other human beings in distress.

Just yesterday I got a painting from a 6 year old girl with severe asthma with me standing next to here and the text "Thank you for being my doctor, Markus". That kind sums up the whole experience.

There must be a whole lot of jobs creating the same sense. Being a doctor is just one of them.

BTW, I am not encouraging my children neither to follow this path, unless they are truly sure they do it for the right reasons.