08-07-2016, 09:30 PM
I take '52s point about focus and getting what you want. I know a now retired brain surgeon who tells this story. (Background is that it takes 14-16 years of training to become a neurosurgeon). He decided to become a brain surgeon the summer between his 6th and 7th gradel. He stayed focused .High school biology nerd. Did premed in college then medical school and the of course general surgery. He tells the story that while assisting his first appendectomy, the surgeon told him to slice off the appendix while the surgeon held the clamps-he declined-he had no interest in general surgery you see.. just the brain. Became a respected neurosurgeon. He got what he wanted..Got filthy rich in the process.. Gave up a lot to get it.. Perhaps a little famous in medical circles. One moral to the story is you can have just about anything you want if you remain focused on it. Another moral for him was that pride comith before a fall.. and the State of Florida took every cent (but not his license to work) he ever made. And he ended up living with and off his family.