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To: Bo Bob Brain who wrote (9862)4/12/1998 7:16:00 PM
From: Jack Clarke  Read Replies (2) of 116759
 
Bo Bob,

I agree with much of what your post says. One sentence strikes home:

A surgeon who might boast of his being self sufficient and having been a self made man,

I am in fact a surgeon and worked and borrowed my way through Med school, but I agree with you that society paved the way for me as you point out. It was a give and take situation. I worked very hard. I had jobs in the Blood Bank, as an OR technician, in the local liquor store, and in a private hospital where I did histories and physicals on the private patients for $1.25 apiece! They also paid me $5 to spend the night in the hospital and take calls.

On the other hand, I got a scholarship after my first year which paid my tuition and fees. I borrowed from the National Defense Student Loan Fund to make up the rest of my deficit and paid them back later with minimal interest. When I wanted to take a surgical residency, I entered the Air Force served for two years, then got them to "sponsor" me for another four years of surgery training. I paid them back by being an Air Force surgeon for an equal amount of time.

My point is that nobody is totally self made. Some have it easier than others. But there are plenty of areas where one may obtain help if you are willing to work hard and return what you took by service to this great country and its citizens. Remember the scene in "Treasure of Sierra Madre" where the old prospector insists that the mountain which has given them the gold be returned to its natural state before they leave? A good message.

Thanks for your post. It made me think about how we are all interconnected.

Jack
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