Philosophy of Physical Therapy Are we predestined to make the choices we make or do we make them along the way? I had never taken this into consideration until the moment my cousin was diagnosed with cancer. The moment I heard about it I've realized I had to do something I had to help. I needed to make a change in the world. Seeing someone in so much pain had never caused me as much pain. The realization that she couldn't experience what previously brought her joy or do anything that she experienced before she was diagnosed. Someone who couldn't ever go back; someone who would have to start over. At first, like any other human being, i was selfish but then fate intervened. My family member being so ill caused an epiphany and made me realize my deep-rooted passion for helping others in need. I no longer had to help her, I wanted to. …show more content…
One of my relatives became ill and this sparked my longing to help people in need. This longing reoccurs often through out my life. Helping others has always been a passion of mine, but it was that moment when I realized I was meant to make a living out of it. The problem with the question is that I feel both ways. I feel as though I chose to enjoy the happiness and well being of others, but i also feel as though I was born to help others. The question I’ve been asked so many times has become meaningless to me. The real truth and only truth that matters is that i enjoy what I do. It never matters how or why I enjoy it, just as long as I enjoy