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Pearls of Islam Reminder Series
GoalsBy Bilal Sahib
Aswe approachthe last fewweeksof term, it is
importanttotakestockandreflectuponwhatwe
haveachievedthisyearthusfar.Whetherac;vely
orinadvertently,wehaveallsetgoalsforourselves
over the last term and will have, with varying
degrees of success, achieved some of them by
now. Goals and targets are of course ubiquitous
andnotlimitedtothelastfewweeksormonthsat
Imperial.Thetasksthatweorganiseforourselves
in our personal lives on a day-to-day basis are
indeedshort-termgoalswithinthemselves,whist
striving toul;matelybecome a doctor is a long-
termgoal.
Summarisingsix yearsofourlives(andmanyyears
beyond gradua;on) into a lengthy to-do list is
prey uninspiring. However it is important torealise the importance of seng short and long
termgoals,andregularlyharkingbacktothem.In
theshortterm,weonlyhavealimitednumberof
hoursperday,soitisimportanttoorganisethem
efficiently. If wedonot keep track of how many
hourswespendasleep, andhow much ;mewe
have aKer lectures, it becomes all too easy to
assumethataKera dayof toilonfirmsor inSAF
we don't have ;me to do anything significant
when weget back home. In the long term, its
importanttomakesurethatwespendourweeks,
months and years partaking in a balance of
ac;vi;essothat attheendof ourcourseweare
notjust doctors. Its human nature to priori;se
tasks that we need to do urgently for fear of
immediateconsequences,such asexamsthatwe
risk failing every summer, and delay other tasks
thatwe willnot beimmediatelyreprimanded for
neglec;ng,suchasseekingknowledgethatbrings
usclosertoGod.Forthisreason,itisimportantto
con;nually appraisethe waywespendour ;me,
tomakesureournegligentnaturedoesnotcarve
outourpathsinthelong-term.
To conclude, goal seng and ;ck-boxing is
mundane,but denying thatweneed to do it is
essen;ally denying that we are forgeQul, fallible
and with finite ;me. As medical students, it ishumblingtoreflectbackandrealisethatwhilewe
have (hopefully) aained a lot of worldly
knowledge, it is oKen not at balance with our
spiritual development. Simple things such as
keepinga dailydiaryof thingstodocanimprove
produc;vity and act as a subtle reminder that
even with such busy lives, Allah is the best of
plannersandthatour priority shouldbeseeking
closenesstoHim.
Haveyouachievedyourgoalsforthisterm?
THE PEARLS OF ISLAM
REMINDER SERIES
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