I quote a man who has been accepted by the general public as being accurate in his observations of society: "All civilization is, among other things, an arrangement for domesticating the passions and highlight them. doing useful work,” Aldous Huxley was quoted as saying. I don't know the purpose of life, but I know the passion, and mine lies in medicine. I moved from New York to a poor village in India during my pre-teen years. There, my life was juxtaposed like no other. Air-conditioned and colorful children's rooms where the nurse would tell you “I was brave!” stickers (despite your tantrum) and lollipops, I have seen children scream in agony as rudimentary and outdated procedures such as lobotomies were used to treat relatively simple problems. No matter how cliché the reaction of a child born in the United States, from a country of Asian origin, and returning to a country of Asian origin has become, such visuals impact the lives of a child like no other and made me who I am today. As I pondered, to the extent of my young mind, the differences. in both of these worlds, I felt a certain power flow through my body as I realized the power ...