To Be an Instrument of Health and Life: Carmina Guerero's Best Work, Minor project 1

Carmina Louise H. Guerrero
Senior A
CL – Sir Cloyd Uyson
Term 2 Minor Project: Essay

To Be an Instrument of Health and Life

I remember those small autograph books when I was a little girl. They’d always ask: “What are your goals in life?” I would always answer: “To be a doctor”. That was my dream then, and it still is now. But I don’t want dreams to be dreams. I want to be my realities. And right now, I am and will be pursuing my dream to become a doctor, whatever it takes me.

There is something about that profession that endears me. I believe it is such a noble thing to heal other people’s physical pain, sickness and distress. People need health in order to live well. If Jesus could heal spiritually, men could heal physically. I also believe that it is such a selfless profession because one must risk own health for the others. One must a lot prodigious amount of time and effort just to become a medical professional. It is not the prestige I am after, nor the money that I will receive if I become a doctor. I, too belong to a family of doctors. But yet again, it is not for the name that I am after. It is for the service I am after.

I know that I can also live up to my potential with this path I am taking. It requires a lot of knowledge and skill to become a doctor and I know I can do this, if I put extra hard work and time into this. I can see the fulfilment of helping other people in this profession, the fulfilment of curing and healing people so that they can function well.

I do love science, and obviously, my dream job is in line with the subject. But I would like to clear myself. There is something deeper and denser in becoming a doctor. Physical health is an important aspect of people before they can nourish their spiritual health. Unhealthy people have a more difficult time to pray to the Lord and fulfil their Christian obligations. So I think this is very much connected to how I can help as an instrument of Christ in order for other people to become closer to Him.

I believe this path I am taking is the answer to the inner voice that wonders inside of me. It is the question of “Who do I want to be?” and the answer is “I want to be an instrument of health and life for God.”