Child Genius
The picture in the media of child genius Adi brings a sad memory that good intention can go wrong. I am not jealous or envy of his parents or him in particular. Every parents like to show off their kids especially if they won a prize or achieve excellent results etc. I always do that which embarrasses my children. As parents we should be proud and must let them know it too.
Malaysians are not aware that few year ago, we had the youngest qualified doctor, two months short of his 20th birthday. I believe he still holds that record. He did his internship at HUKM and in New Zealand. At HUKM he had to teach and show the senior doctors what to do. His experience there were bitter as jealousy creeps in and he had to witness patients been wrongly diagnosed or the coldness toward patients.
His upbringing was not exactly balance because he spent more time studying. Whatever the parents could not teach him, tutors were brought in to help. He had a couple of friends but they were older. It was not easy for him to mix with his age group. He then decided to take a year off to rest before he specializes in bones (something to do with bones). That year reality step in, he realises that he was doing what his parents, friends, teachers and lecturers wanted, not what he wishes to do. He challenges those around him and stayed in his room. During those dark months he make up his mind that when he goes back to New Zealand he would not study anymore. He worked for a year and later took a course in computer. He is presently working freelance for a computer company in New Zealand.
Children at a young age can be molded and turn into robots. When they reaches into teens they will fight for their freedom. If that fail, in most cases from my experience it is downhill all the way.
Malaysians are not aware that few year ago, we had the youngest qualified doctor, two months short of his 20th birthday. I believe he still holds that record. He did his internship at HUKM and in New Zealand. At HUKM he had to teach and show the senior doctors what to do. His experience there were bitter as jealousy creeps in and he had to witness patients been wrongly diagnosed or the coldness toward patients.
His upbringing was not exactly balance because he spent more time studying. Whatever the parents could not teach him, tutors were brought in to help. He had a couple of friends but they were older. It was not easy for him to mix with his age group. He then decided to take a year off to rest before he specializes in bones (something to do with bones). That year reality step in, he realises that he was doing what his parents, friends, teachers and lecturers wanted, not what he wishes to do. He challenges those around him and stayed in his room. During those dark months he make up his mind that when he goes back to New Zealand he would not study anymore. He worked for a year and later took a course in computer. He is presently working freelance for a computer company in New Zealand.
Children at a young age can be molded and turn into robots. When they reaches into teens they will fight for their freedom. If that fail, in most cases from my experience it is downhill all the way.
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