REFLECTIONS
CROSSROADS
Teresita Bacani-Oropilla, MD
A
t the latest white coat ceremony for
entering freshmen, Class of 2018, we
watched a select group of young men
and women once more commit themselves to
the path of being healers of men’s ills. Their
enthusiasm, their young faces mirrored hope
for the future. Their loved ones in the audience
wished them well and prayed they will finish
and realize their dreams strong and unscarred.
Every person faces crossroads in life. The decision to take one
road versus the other determines what happens to the rest of one’s
life. Some can afford to meander thru the forest of life and take
little side roads to explore the possibilities that it