Beautiful Chaos

As one sits curiously reading this post they may be able to hear themselves breathing, recognize the colors on this webpage,  have a strange urge for food or drinks, possibly be happy, maybe sad, even neutral, perhaps they are very tired, or very energetic.  All of these feelings may seem complex yet they pale in comparison to what is going on behind the scenes.  The complexity within our bodies goes beyond simple tasks or feelings.  As one sits right now, curiously reading this post, there are multiple systems working in perfect unison to allow that person to continue reading.  There is a support system, a system for physical movement, a transport system, a defensive system, a food processing system, a barrier that keeps all of these systems in place, specialized systems that allow us to perceive our surroundings like no other creature on this planet.  There is even a system that is making sense of this sentence as each word is identified and processed.  At the core of said systems is one single pump that is, at this very moment, allowing you to finish reading this plethora of information.

Beautiful
Your heart is pumping blood to every single part of your body.  Your lungs are exchanging toxic gases with oxygen from the free air.  Your lymphatics are in an endless battle to prevent you from being taken over by pathogens.  Your muscles allow you to move freely, while your bones act as supporting beams for said muscles to act on.  Your digestive system breaks down every single piece of food that goes into your mouth and transports the nutrients to the rest of the body. Your special senses allow you to see, hear, and feel the surrounding environment.  Your brain singlehandedly controls all of these processes while you sit there staring aimlessly at this screen.  Each and every one of these systems functions like a well-oiled machine, therefore allowing you to perform your activities of daily living.  Behind the scenes your body is never stopping, never resting, never quitting.  Behind the scenes your body is beautiful.


Chaos
Like any machine, the body will have problems.  Like any machine, any single part of the body can struggle to perform its proper function.  Like any machine, the body can fail.  The heart can stop, lungs can fail, bones can break, immunities can be weakened, muscles can atrophy, sensation can be lost.  The brain can cease to maintain connections causing one to forget who they are or what they ever stood for.  Not only do these errors exist, they exist in an extensive range of severity.  A common cold to HIV, a paper cut to a broken leg, an abnormal growth of cells to metastasized cancer.  So much disorder.  So much to dread. So much chaos.


The Ultimate Hill
I am here to begin my quest.  The time is now for me to become truly one with my passion for the body and for medical knowledge.  However, one cannot begin any journey without proper preparation.  I must prove myself worthy to attain more knowledge.  I must show how dedicated I am to fulfilling this dream, this passion.

Medical School is not something to be taken lightly.  

I will persevere, I will achieve greatness, I will conquer this hill, The Ultimate Hill.

Follow me on my quest to Medical School