Jun
15
Be a Sower of Good Seed—Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle B)
Ezekiel 17:22–24; 2 Corinthians 5:6–10; Mark 4:26–34
When I was in fifth grade, I had a rather unpleasant teacher. She was on any given day harsh for one reason or another. I remember one day in particular when she had had enough from all of us and proceeded to go desk by desk to dress each of us down. When she got to me, she asked, "What do you want to do when you grow up?"
At the time, I was still very much identifying with my father, who was a pediatrician, and so I said, "I want to be a pediatrician."
She sneered at that and responded, "Heh. I would never take my children to you."
Now whether her comment truly dissuaded me from pursuing medicine, I don't know. But I don't think I ever considered medicine again after that day. The seed had been planted.
When I was in fifth grade, I had a rather unpleasant teacher. She was on any given day harsh for one reason or another. I remember one day in particular when she had had enough from all of us and proceeded to go desk by desk to dress each of us down. When she got to me, she asked, "What do you want to do when you grow up?"
At the time, I was still very much identifying with my father, who was a pediatrician, and so I said, "I want to be a pediatrician."
She sneered at that and responded, "Heh. I would never take my children to you."
Now whether her comment truly dissuaded me from pursuing medicine, I don't know. But I don't think I ever considered medicine again after that day. The seed had been planted.
