Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress; when I get tired of one, I spend the night with the other.
Anton Chekhov once wrote this, in reference to his profession as a physician and his passion for writing. I feel the exact same way.
Here is the entire passage from one of his letters.
“I feel more confident and more satisfied with myself when I reflect that I have two professions and not one. Medicine is my lawful wife and literature is my mistress. When I get tired of one I spend the night with the other. Though it’s disorderly, it’s not so dull, and besides neither of them loses anything from my infidelity. If I did not have my medical work I doubt if I could have given my leisure and my spare thoughts to literature. There is no discipline in me.”
Thank you, Arjun Shivaram and Betcha didn’t know! , for nominating me for this challenge. They both have unique blogs, that I find very interesting.
Today’s Nominees:
Rules of the challenge:
1.Three quote for three days.
2.Three nominees each day(no repetition).
3.Thank the person who nominated you.
4.Inform the nominees.
Nice quote!
I feel the same way. Without medicine I won’t be able to write.
You a doc too?
Although i won’t suggest keeping a mistress in case you get tired of one😉
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Thank you for stopping by.
Yes…I’m working toward getting licensed in the US 🙂
What is your field of specialization?
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I just graduated this year. Gp, no specialization.
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Congratulations 😊
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If I am being too intrusive, May I ask which country are you from?
It’s ok if you want to keep that private. I would understand.
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No problem. Went to med school in India…currently in US.
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Me too. I’m from India
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Oh…which school? I went to Manipal 😀
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I went to one in Punjab. I’m keeping my identity and location kinda secret here😉
It’s nice to have found someone in my situation.
Are you done with the steps?
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Haha…
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I meant if I am ‘not’ being too intrusive. Error. Sorry
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That’s ok. 😬
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Thank you so much for nominating me for this challenge. Unfortunately I’m not blogging very much at this time, I could do a quote once a month, but not 3 in 3 days. lol 😉
Here’s a quote from my latest post, one of my favs actually: Adam Lindsay Gordon got it right: “Life is mostly froth and bubble, Two things stand like stone. Kindness in another’s trouble, courage in your own.”
Hope this week treats you kindly. 🙂
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That’s a wonderful quote…thank you for sharing 🙂
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Writing helps me a lot.
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Reblogged this on Success Inspirers' World.
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I feel the same way. Thank you for sharing this bit of insight. 🙂
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Thank you for stopping by. It’s nice to meet a fellow doctor. If I may ask…which speciality?
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I am not a doctor. I only mean I can relate to the idea of two professions and having a passion for both. I’m retired United States Air Force, and now I teach at a community college. I’ve only toyed with the idea of pursuing a PhD, and for now have opted to not. I’m sorry for the confusion. What is your specialty?
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Oh sorry about the assumption😬 Its pretty cool that you were in the Air force… but, I’m sure you are tired of hearing that😂…phd is a long process…if you have a passion for the subject, it won’t matter I suppose…I just finished med school…no specialty yet.
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Congratulations on your big achievement! That’s wonderful!
And I don’t mind people commenting on my service. My time helped shaped me into who I am today. And I’ve thought about a dissertation; Kate Chopin would be my subject, but for now it’s a no. I have other goals at this time.
Good luck selecting a specialty. That’s very exciting! You should be proud of yourself. 😊
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Thank you 🙂
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I forgot to mention I teach Writing and Literature.
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Wow…I wanted to be an English teacher when I was a kid…but I’m Indian…was very strongly encouraged to be a doctor 😂
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