I am a doctor - it's a profession that may be considered a

Hear the noble words of Ewa Kopacz, who once declared: “I am a doctor – it’s a profession that may be considered a special mission, a devotion. It calls for involvement, respect and willingness to help all other people.” These are not the idle words of one who merely holds a title, but the voice of one who has lived the calling of the healer. In her words, the profession of the doctor is lifted beyond the realm of labor and into the realm of the sacred, where duty is transformed into mission, and skill into devotion.

The path of the doctor has always been seen by the ancients as more than craft. It is not the mere fixing of wounds or the prescribing of cures, but a calling to serve humanity itself. In every civilization, the healer was revered: the shamans of the tribes, the physicians of Greece, the herbalists of the East. Their art was woven with sacrifice, for they bore the weight of others’ pain upon their shoulders. Kopacz reminds us that the true physician does not treat illness alone; they answer a higher summons, one that demands involvement, respect, and a deep willingness to help all people.

Consider the tale of Hippocrates, the father of medicine, who in ancient Greece bound his students by an oath that has echoed through centuries. In that oath, he commanded not only knowledge, but reverence for life, humility before the task of healing, and devotion to those in need. To be a doctor was never only to hold wisdom of the body, but to carry within the heart a vow: to protect, to honor, to heal. This is the same eternal truth that Kopacz names, carried across ages into our modern world.

The essence of her words also reminds us of those who embodied medicine as mission. Think of Dr. Albert Schweitzer, who left behind the comfort of Europe to serve in Africa, devoting his life to the sick and the poor. His practice was not driven by wealth, nor by fame, but by that same devotion Kopacz describes: the willingness to serve all other people, not only those with means or influence. Such men and women reveal to us what medicine can be when seen not as a career, but as a form of love in action.

Yet devotion is not without burden. To be a doctor is to stand face to face with suffering daily, to know the frailty of life, to carry memories of patients lost. And still, the doctor returns each day, not hardened but resolute, with respect for life renewed. This, too, is the mark of the true healer: not to turn away from pain, but to lean into it with courage, knowing that even in small gestures—comforting words, a gentle hand—there lies profound healing.

The lesson is clear: whatever your path in life, let your labor become a form of devotion. You may not be a doctor in title, but you can carry the spirit of the healer. You can live with involvement in the lives of others, with respect for their dignity, with a willingness to help beyond what is required. For in every act of service, however small, you fulfill a sacred mission, joining your strength to the eternal work of compassion.

And so, let your actions follow. If you are a doctor, remember your calling and carry it with humility and honor. If you are not, still take these words as your own: treat others with respect, involve yourself in the service of your neighbor, and carry within your heart the willingness to help. In this way, you too embody the spirit that Kopacz proclaims—the spirit of devotion, of mission, of service to all humanity.

Thus remember always her words: “It calls for involvement, respect and willingness to help all other people.” For to live with such a heart is to walk the path of the healer, whether with stethoscope, with pen, or with bare hands. It is to honor life itself, and to turn your own existence into a sacred offering for the good of the world.