Who knows?

Emm...this might be a little moribund and sad, so my apologies for breaking the mood in this blog.
But I guess this is something that has stuck in my mind; a reminder of how much we are not in control of our lives.

Being the crazy reader that I am, I often read other people's blogs; blogs of people I don't really know in person... :)
I regularly read Caryn (one of our senior's) brother's blog. He's quite famous in IMU cuz he's an imu super senior who made it good in the US and is now working in Mayo Clinic. (www.doctorslife.blogspot.com)
Recently he was blogging about his friend; a fellow Malaysian and ex-IMC (IMU at that time) student who was recently diagnosed with metastatic esophageal cancer.

There was a link from that blog to his friend's blog. And being the reader that I am, I went to his blog. And this guy is who we all long to be; a fellow (specialist) in oncology at age 28 at a famous teaching hospital in the US, in a great relationship, a Christian, someone who is a great example...judging from the posts his friends wrote for him.

Knowing what it's like to have a cancer diagnosis bombshell; I really do feel for this guy.
The hard work we as med students put in, to study hard, to become a specialist. To come out from a university no one has heard about, going to a far country. Furthermore this guy chose a difficult specialty, oncology. Finding the one and settling down in life. Being a good testimony to his patients/friends.

It's weird at times, when the most unexpected things happen to the most unlikely people.

But it also made me realize, gosh how little we can control our destinies after all.
God is good, but also to be feared.

I shouldn't be surprised. 1 of my granduncle's wife passed away this year because of pancreatic cancer. Another of my uncle's wife was diagnosed with bowel cancer (and she's below 40 years old). My own mother. (It's not hereditary as my relatives with cancer are related by marriage....I have my own family history of another cluster of illnesses).

I guess, life is unpredictable.
We better make the most of it.