My First Episode Of Grey's Anatomy

I have been a Catholic school student since preschool. My daycare was Catholic. My elementary school was Catholic. My high school is Catholic. My college will probably be Catholic as well. Regardless, the idea of discernment and vocation are probably more common topics at our family’s dinner table than most. My grandfather, being the proud man that he is, reached out to the president of Fordham University and shared my interest. He promptly got a reply that said, “I hope your granddaughter listens to God as she discerns her college decisions.” This was the first time that discernment was used in a context that wasn’t necessarily leading to marriage or holy life. I realized that my vocation is where I will be one day and what I will become,
Everyone was watching it, so I needed to see what the hype was about. I got hooked. The fast paced, drama filled show captured my attention, but the scenes that resonated the most were the ones showing the various research projects shown by the attendings. They would take something unknown and turn it into a major medical method. Yes, Grey’s Anatomy is fictional, but the idea of looking into the unknown and using that knowledge to change the world never left my mind. I knew that God spoke to us in weird ways, but I didn’t expect Him to speak to me through Grey’s
I am excited to see what the world holds for me. Will I still live in Michigan? Will I live in Chicago? Will I live in New York City? Will I be a professor at a university? Will I be a neurologist? Will I be a writer? The unknowns in life and learning about those unknowns are what keep me excited.
I believe my vocation right now is to be a student. There is so much to learn in this world, and I aim to delve into it as much as I can. I also believe my vocation is to enter research to find the answers to the unknown. My heart is desiring to find the answers to questions that have existed for years. The brain is probably the most complex organ we have, thus creating so many unanswered questions. Is there a cure for Alzheimer’s? How can hormones be used to better memorize materials? I believe that my calling in life is to seek these answers. Will I find them? I guess we’ll find