Deep Deepak

Deepak Chopra and I have the same birthday - October 22.

And today is one month before our birthday. I first became interested when I knew that he wrote a version of Siddharta - that I already saw in PowerBooks but didn't buy back then, now I felt an urge to buy one of his books. I have always believed in seasonal biology, and astrology in a way, and reading some of the entries in his official website, I felt like I'm a little bit of his female version. Only a bit at this time but now I'm thinking, I would like to pursue a path like his, not necessarily being a doctor of internal medicine, but on the path of spirituality.

Thanks to all the persons who have influenced my spirituality since I was a child, from my grandmothers, my parents, friends and colleagues. Now I hope to understand it deeper. And yes, I am optimistic, with the help of Deepak Chopra.

We cannot blame people why some turn to alternative medicine, which is being espoused by Deepak. I just had a recent encounter with 2 OB Gynecologists at the Medical City SM Fairview. That was the time when I had a consultation and the doctor immediately said I need a papsmear and did it right there and then without asking if I had intercourse in the past days, if I used vaginal creams, or if I took a bath at the tub (which will affect the result of the test). When I got the result, they said there is something (very minimally) wrong and immediately prescribed something. And then asked me to go back after a week of medication to have another papsmear (again without telling me what to do before the conduct of the papsmear). I felt odd at the instructions, are doctors like that nowadays? Or is it just at this particular medical clinic? They sound like saleswomen, instead of medical practitioners, and even if I did not pay for the tests (credited via the health card), it seems unfair that they prescribe procedures on and on without doing the proper job. Gosh, the health system in this country is deteriorating, and those who are poor in knowledge, they are the ones who have been victims of these kinds of misconduct.

I still believe a lot of medical practitioners do it as a vocation, driven by the motivation to help others.