Touched, Yet Again.
Was reading my psychology textbook when I came across this sentence – “Psychologists work on the front lines, dealing with people to affect their lives in a positive fashion.”
Honestly, I was stunned for a moment. Why do people become psychologists? When I chose to study this subject, it was just because I have more interest in this subject compared to other course (Japanese not included ^^). This noble notion never came into my mind, or rather I never did think deeply and look into the real meaning behind the job of psychologists. Everybody knows that the job of psychologists is to counsel people, learn more human behaviours etc etc.. Very superficial indeed.
When this sentence appeared before me, it’s meaning is so clear-cut and direct. Why do psychology appear in the very first place?! Besides learning about ourselves, at the same time there are hopes that the people who study psychology will be able to apply this knowledge to intervene in people’s lives and make lives better. (As stated in the textbook, this is one of the goal of Psychology.)
Ah, needless to say, I was a little touched. Alright not just a little, but a lot. And of course, I have attended a valuable lesson. For moment, besides my own interest in the subject, this gave me another reason to like Psychology even more. Maybe one day, when all the little "touched" add together, it will transform into a strong determination or a goal to becoming a psychologist which is not present at this moment.
Hopefully, I will be able to keep this meaningful notion in mind through-out my course of study and for the rest of my life. Perhaps someday, I might be able to change someone else’s life in a little positive way too.
Alright, before I can do that, it’s time for me to hit my textbooks again. (T^T) There are still so many more pages to go~~