You know, I give the person who thought about this topic a huge credit for even coming up with it because in this current world of ours where numbers rule over dignity, where "how much is in it for me" outweighs value and passion, how can I not give an accolade to such person?
Wouldn't it be beautiful? A world where people work out of passion and not profit, where doctors work because they genuinely care for your health and not because they have heaps of loans to pay back or because they have to sustain the hospital's revenue? No doubt it's very beautiful but then let's face the reality here and let's be honest; IT'S NOT POSSIBLE ANYMORE
The world we live in currently does not run in passion alone, it runs on money and this has become the chief motivator guiding the decision of each and everyone of us. Let's talk about the healthcare system, a place I'm well oriented in and can dissect.
A young boy wakes up, picks a book about Ben Carson doing wonders as a medical doctor and suddenly develops passion for it, aspiring to be like him when he grows up. That young boy works day and night burning his midnight candles to make sure he actualises this dream and luck being on his side, he's got supportive parents who were there for him paying all his tuition fees ensuring he never goes hungry throughout the course of his education. He finally finishes from medical school and rekindles his burning desire to safe lives giving his very best to this cause. Suddenly, he becomes hungry, he wants to get married, he embraces responsibilities which includes taking care of his parents that once took care of him, if he's fortunate enough, he'll have younger siblings looking up to him for stipends once in a while and within a flash of light, he realizes that passion will not solve any of these problems but rather money!!! What do you think he should do? Wait for passion or find where his skill will fetch him more money even if it means where passion don't exist? I'll let you to be the judge
So when we ask the question, How can we return to a time when people worked purely for passion? We must also ask ourselves a genuine question, "Can we afford it? Are we willing to pay the price?" Are we willing to create a world where doctors don't have to go on strike like they are currently because they are not paid enough for their basic needs?
In the end , even NGOs and other humanitarian organizations depend on sponsorships, grants, and donations to survive, you know why? Because without Money, they can't even do anything meaningful. In one way of the other, we've all become transactional, not out of greed but out of necessity and survival. So, no, Doctors didn't stop caring rather caring became too expensive.
Thanks for reading and have a nice day ahead 👍