Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Wistfulness

Today while rounding with my physician team, we were joined by a 3rd year MSU med student. We started chatting about how much it sucks to be a student, how tired we are, and how awesome it will be to finally have a passable level of knowledge at the forefront of our brains. She asked me when I finish with school, and when I told her less than a year, she got a wistful look in her eyes.

I know that look well, and just where it comes from. That small, deep part of your heart that is constantly trembling with hope--uncrushable. This time around, I was happy to be on the receiving end of it.

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