A Letter to My Future Self

I want to be a doctor in future.

Reasons why I want to be a doctor: to improve on people’s health; doctors are always smart and clean; to teach other people who wish to become doctors; and constructing my own health facility.

I was born in a small poor family, but very caring, and I still live with my small family. The best moment I like in life is being with my family when they give me courage that I can become a very important person in future who will also help my country Uganda and other countries in the world. I go to Shalom Junior School for studies, but sometimes I fail to go to school because of health problems. I force myself to go to school because I have a dream of becoming a doctor.

I have some few reasons why I want to become a doctor. First, I want to improve on people’s health in and outside Uganda. I feel pity and sad when passing by a pregnant woman in strong pain but without any attention at all, passing by a health worker asking for money from the patient before delivering the service, health workers using abusive language toward patients as if they wished to have health problems. Having the patients away from the health centre because they are very ill is very embarrassing. Learners fail to go to their schools for studies because they go to health centres when there is no tablet at all and they also go to health centres and do not get attention. If I complete my studies and become a doctor, I will improve people’s health by giving attention to each and every patient who comes with a health problem. I will also reach a level of manufacturing drugs which will help to improve people’s health.

Since doctors are always smart and clean, I admired their occupation. Doctors are always clean compared to other people like farmers. I do not mean that farmers are useless; no, I mean doctors are smarter than farmers. If anyone finds a doctor on his or her way, he or she immediately gives respect to that person. I must work hard for my dream to come true. Being clean and smart all the time also helps me in my daily life, that is to say I can also learn to keep my body, home and family clean, which also improves our health.

I also wish to reach a level whereby I can teach other people who wish to become doctors. As now, I see that our country lacks health workers, which is very dangerous because people get different health problems every day. If I train those doctors, they will also help me in my health facility.

When I become a qualified doctor, I will also construct my own health facility, which will help me do my work easily without disturbances. I will also construct a research centre which will help me manufacture drugs easily. Having my own health facility will also help me take care and give special attention to my patients. I will give free health services to my parents, family and teachers if I construct my own health facility. I know that God will help me achieve my goal. If God wishes, I will treat people of different countries like England, America, India and others.

I conclude by saying that becoming a doctor in future is the best in life.

For God and my country.