The next morning, the narrator wakes up to find that he has not eaten for three days in a row. He tells himself that if he did not eat, he would die of hunger. He explains that doctors have to prepare for surgery in the operating theaters at any time. If they do not eat quickly, their surgeries will take more than two hours. The narrator says that he was deceived when he was a child into thinking that medicine was a great profession, but when he entered the profession, he realized that it was not for humans. He says that even though he gets to see death and suffering, it is difficult to get promoted. He adds that he would still choose medicine if given the choice if he were given the chance.