And So Can You! | Book Review

And So Can You

Author: Dr. Roopleen

Pages: 269

Publisher: Power Publication

‘And So You Can’ by Dr. Roopleen is a collection of inspiring stories of 17 doctors and their journey towards success. This book is not only inspiring for the medical students but also to others who are looking for some inspiration in their life. The book involves the stories about the background of these doctors, the hard work they have put towards achieving their goal, their failures and their success.

Every chapter is dedicated to a particular doctor and highlights the personality trait which each doctor possesses. The story tells us what has gone into the making of each doctor and how they have thrived to reach where they are now and make an impact on the society through all the tough competition and the hardships they have faced. The stories shows us that not everything in life comes easy and each and every one has to thrive for success and one can achieve success only if one has the vision, passion, determination, self-belief, perseverance, tenacity and a never say die attitude to move forward whatever the conditions be. A doctor’s profession is considered as a sacred profession and people in India also believe a doctor as a God but the doctors never let it go to their head and work humbly with dedication as their job is very straining and it is their responsibility to save the lives of people. These 17 doctors didn’t have much resource, but they never looked back and focused on bettering themselves each day and were determined to press forward until they accomplished their goals. Each doctor advices one to be humble and be down to earth and one can get to learn from their experiences that hardships haven’t made them bitter but have bought out the best of them. We also see that after achieving the success there are people who blame the doctors or don’t have the patience during the treatment but then too the doctors don’t lose their patience and put all the efforts to treat a patient. To know more about the journey of these highly successful doctors read And So Can You.

What I liked about the book:

Though this book has been highlighted as ‘A book every doctor and medical student must read’ I personally feel that it is a book which everybody should read it will surely charge a person and make a person determined to achieve his goal. Each story has been beautifully narrated and the language is simple and lucid. Each story has something new and different and also shows how these doctors through their hard work could achieve their goal and how they emphasize on the fact if they could achieve their so can other people too achieve success through their hard work and dedication can achieve anything and nothing is impossible in this world even the word itself IMPOSSIBLE is I M POSSIBLE. The stories also tell a person to look at the world differently and listen to your heart and put in all the efforts that no one can doubt your efforts. The best part of the book is the part where advice to young and aspiring doctors and takeaway – words of wisdom.

Overall, I have truly enjoyed this book and would surely recommend this book to everybody who’s looking for some inspiration in life.

INSPIRING QUOTES FROM THE BOOK:

1.       Success is all about having a goal and the determination to see it through. No obstacle is insurmountable and no challenge formidable if your will to succeed is strong enough.

2.       “The sense of giving is the best accomplishment in life. Put your head down and pursue your goals with single-minded dedication, and you are sure to come out successful.” – Dr. Virendar Sarwal

3.       “If you want to grow and shine in your profession, you should always be ready to endure the burden, sustain the pressure, and adapt yourself to the circumstances.” – Dr. Lingam Vijaya

4.       “In life, not everything will be to your liking. You must be able to adapt yourself according to circumstances and become flexible to be able to manoeuvre your way through the twists and turns of life.” – Dr. Lingam Vijaya

5.       “Don’t crib because you are overloaded with work; try to find ways and means of balancing the essentials of life. You are what you are because of the choices you made. Stand by those decisions and then try to work things out.” – Dr. Lingam Vijaya

6.       Sacrifice can’t be conditional; if it is conditional, then it is not sacrifice at all – Dr. Muralidhar V. Pai

7.       “Success is sweet when you know you have worked hard for it and have made yourself worthy of it. You might not win every time, but try you must. ‘Don’t throw it away without a fight.’ If you win, you will rejoice, if you don’t, you would have the satisfaction that you tried to the best of your ability and that is the most important thing – to rise in your own eyes.” – Dr. Krishna R. Murthy

8.       “The surest way to succeed is to be let your goals possess you; surrender yourself to your dreams and be driven by your calling. Then you will not only reach where you aspire to but accomplish much more than you can possibly dream of.” – Dr. Jyotirmay Biswas

9.       “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.” – Dr. Barnali Das

My Rating: 5/5

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