Sometimes, it is easy to wallow in my self-pity. I can list a lot of things I want to have or do or why my life is so hard, but I had an interesting perspective the other day. I met an Egyptian doctor the other day in the ER. I mentioned how he must feel relieved to be here in the U.S right now. He asked me not to remind him, because he still had family over there and longed to be back with them. (In cased you missed it, Egypt overthrew their leader and has had escalating violence recently.) He said his kids weren't affected the same way because they were born in the U.S. He said, "I know there are problems with the economy and all, but the rest of the world has a lot to learn from the U.S. This country is like the smart kid in the class who is worried about failing his test, even though he is the first one to turn it in. It's like the U.S. is getting a PhD while the rest of the world is struggling to get through high school."
Ok, pity party over. Besides, I just made coffee.:)
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