Listening To Yo Mama

"Dr. Jonathan Saluta, Leading to New Advances in Surgery" by JOSEPH PIMENTEL

FOR Filipino-American Dr. Jonathan Saluta, listening to his mother paid off. "Like every Filipino mom, [growing up] they want you to be a doctor or a lawyer," he told the Asian Journal. "And I kind of rebelled a little bit and said ‘Oh mom, that’s crazy. I don’t want to do that.’ But at the end of my college career, I gave it a shot. And mom was right."

Saluta said he specialized in orthopedic surgery because he really wanted to help people and was fascinated by the way human bodies work.

Saluta said that he’s glad that he listened to his mother’s wishes. He knows becoming a doctor is grueling but well worth it. He advises younger Pinoys to follow their dream.

"Don’t ever give up," said Saluta. "If you have a dream and you really want to do something, do whatever you can to achieve it. Work hard, work the extra hours, talk to people, get friends to help you, just don’t ever give up, and don’t think that society or the world will put you down. You can accomplish anything that you want if you put your mind to it."

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Complete article: http://www.asianjournal.com/galing-pinoy/59-galing-pinoy/1279-dr-jonathan-saluta-leading-to-new-advances-in-surgery.html

It's kind of weird reading this article cause although he's giving advice to follow your dreams and blahh blahh blahh, he listened to his mother's wishes and became a doctor.

I don't know how to describe this... ironic?

Is this a message to everyone to listen to their parents and that they know what's best for us?

Maybe health and financially wise... But career wise?


His mom just got lucky.