here in CA, relaxing and eating during my last "break".
It's so nicely encapsulates how one ought to enjoy the journey of life rather than focus on the supposed destination. It has been said that after climbing the tallest of mountains, it can be pretty damn lonely at the top.
In medicine, which is ONE hell of a long road, you can easily find yourself wondering if it was all worth it when you come out on the other side.
Anyway, in steve jobs words :
make the thing you love your work, and you won't have to ever work again in your life....
or in a senior's words:
Honestly, the only way someone can stomach it and not hate his/her life is if medicine is really one of the few things he/she wants to do in life; it really is kind of a brutal lifestyle in many ways, so not something to get into lightly.
--> I know i love it