Q.Hasnain Asad

Anything and everything you have experienced has been purposeful; It has brought you to where you are now. This really inspiring quote was featured on a  site as being the quote of day, but is it really the truth. Is it really how that is supposed to go down. What if something viscous happens that brings you down in more then one ways. Are you really supposed to look at a turmoil with a positive outlook without ever wondering what you did to deserve it, what is the lesson you need to understand from it. Are you supposed to just sing Kelly Clarkson's words "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger" or are you supposed to re asses your life values and the outlook you have on life. Take into account you going through your not bothering anyone just trying to live your life to the fullest without hurting anyone or anything. All of a sudden you get mugged or robbed and now your belongings are no longer yours. You might have lost your IDs, your debit cards or all of your mon...

The journey of medical school was and still is unimaginable for someone like me to experience. It started after two months waiting for a verdict on whether our entrance test was even valid considering all the controversy around it being leaked which to be very honest does not seem far from truth because of corruption being a norm in our society. After two unusually long months, I finally made into medschool the very first from my family with a lot of expectations not only from my family but from myself. The daunting and exciting first day where I had to wake up at 5:30 am in the morning to catch a bus which would then lead me to another bus at 7:15am since, the administration did not think we were in urgent need of hostels. We arrived at around 8:30 in the university. I had been to this very building not a year ago but this time, it felt different like I was passing a milestone or something. Two minutes or less walking into main campus, we were welcomed by vultures who offered us to sh...