In the end, the study of traditional Chinese medicine must be implemented into a "line". Only through practice and experiencing the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine will we be further "believed".
Many students may say that I am a student now, and I have no opportunity to practice at all, and even if I work in the future, it will be difficult for patients to be recognized by patients in the short term. Yes, Chinese medicine is a very practical discipline, and until today, many people still habitually look for old Chinese medicine doctorsWhy?Because in everyone's mind, old Chinese medicine is equal to experience.
So as a young Chinese medicine practitioner, is there no opportunity to practice?
That's not true. Here, I would like to share a reflection with you!
I used to be obsessed with billiards. Every weekend, I would invite a few friends and drive to the billiards hall for a fierce competition. We often play all afternoon, and we don't give up until we decide the winner. In addition to angle and strength, billiards also contains many skills that are difficult to describe. One of my classmates was a master of billiards, and every time I played against him, I always lost two or three balls. Once, we played until nightfall and then went out for supper together. At the dinner table, everyone asked him for billiards experience. He took a deep breath and said meaningfully, "Cherish every shot in your hand!".This sentence was thrown into the lake like a pebble and piqued our curiosity. We implore him for further explanation. He smiled and said: "In billiards, we often encounter some difficult balls. At this time, many people will be impetuous, sloppy, thinking about waiting for the next opportunity. However, this attitude is not right. Even if the angle of the ball is not good, we still have a way to deal with it. Such as controlling the white ball, creating difficulties for the opponent, or patiently adjusting the position of the ball. If you see a goal that is difficult to score and hit it at random, then you will only leave the opponent with more chances ......"Cherish every shot in your hand!This sentence is like a beacon that illuminates my memories many years later. Life is like a game of billiards, and we have many opportunities to make a shot. When the opportunity comes, we need to bag it as easily as we would a good ball. And when the opportunities are not good, we have to learn how to deal with them, how to create opportunities. Because as the classmate said, "Cherish every shot in your hand!".”
In the process of learning TCM, we may not have many opportunities initially, but it does not mean that there are no opportunities.
First of all, we ourselves will get sick. In fact, every illness of the human body is a test of the body, and getting sick is not a bad thing, but for us who study medicine, it is an opportunity to practice it first-hand.
I remember sometime three years ago, I was going through a very busy time. In order to complete an important work task, I stayed up for several nights in a row with little to no rest. When I woke up in the morning, I felt like my energy had been drained, and my eyes were blurry, as if something like eye droppings was blurry. However, when I wiped it with my hands, I found that there was nothing. This uncomfortable feeling immediately reminded me of the saying in Chinese medicine theory that "the liver opens up the eyes". I know that staying up late can hurt your liver, and there is a close connection between the liver and the eyes. So, I decided to take some simple conditioning measures. I bought a small handful of goji berries and seven or eight chrysanthemums from a Chinese medicine store. After brewing them in boiling water, I drink them as tea. Soon, I felt my eyes start to refresh and the blurry feeling faded away. The effect was immediate, and I was pleasantly surprised by the amazing transformation. Since then, whenever I have encountered a patient describing an eye discomfort, I have a habit of asking them if they have a feeling that they always feel like they have eye droppings but don't. Many patients will nod yes. When prescribing medicine to these patients, I habitually add chrysanthemums and goji berries to condition their liver and eyes. Practice has proven that the efficacy of this formula is very good, and many patients have seen significant improvement in their eye problems. In the depths of my memory, there was a summer day when the weather was hot and humid, just like the rainy season in Jiangnan. For several days, I indulged in the deliciousness of various pasta, however, an unexpected damp heat with my intestines quietly came. It was an indescribable discomfort, and when you pooped, it felt as if it was sticking to the intestinal wall, and every bowel movement became laborious and painful. This is not constipation, constipation is dryness and induration that is difficult to excrete;It's not that it can't be cleaned, it's another feeling of powerlessness. What I've experienced is that the stool seems to be indissolubly attached to the intestinal wall, hugging each other so tightly that I need a lot of paper to wipe after every bowel movement. In the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, this is exactly the manifestation of intestinal dampness and heat. I immediately took measures to use Chinese herbs such as Sophora sophora and Poria cocos, supplemented by a little mugwort leaves, and decoction into a decoction that I took every day. Soon, the painful feeling gradually subsided until it disappeared. However, the feeling of sticky stool is like a deep imprint, engraved in the heart, unforgettable. Since then, when I am confronted with patients with intestinal discomfort, I will ask them carefully about their bowel movements. Most of the time, they will answer "poop is normal", however, when I ask in depth if the stool is sticky and if it takes paper to wipe, they tend to nod their heads in acknowledgement. In many people's minds, as long as the stool is not dry and diarrhea is not present, it is considered normal. They ignore that sticky stool may also be a warning sign from the body. If I hadn't experienced such discomfort firsthand, I might have been misled by the patient's superficial answers and missed the opportunity to diagnose intestinal dampness. Every patient is a unique individual, with different symptoms and experiences. As healers, we must understand every detail in detail in order to accurately diagnose and **. In exploring the mysteries of Chinese medicine, we should cherish every experience of illness. Every discomfort is a signal from our body to remind us to pay attention to our health. It is necessary to deeply understand the symptoms of the disease, feel the changes in the body, and gain insight into the pathological mechanism. In addition, we should be brave enough to try to use the methods of traditional Chinese medicine to witness how the disease gradually subsides with our carefully formulated drugs and methods. In this process, we must always maintain a keen sense of observation and adjust the best plan in time to ensure the maximum efficacy. At the same time, we should cherish every precious moment of contact with patients. I remember when I first started opening a pharmacy, not many people came to buy medicine every day. But I know that every customer who walks into the store, no matter what kind of medicine they buy, has trust and expectation in my medical skills. I always insist on looking, smelling, asking, and cutting every patient in detail, and never miss any opportunity to understand their condition. Although the workload is huge, I firmly believe that such efforts have not only improved my medical skills, but also won the deep trust of my patients. In the process of learning and practicing traditional Chinese medicine, we should cherish every opportunity to contact patients, cherish every opportunity to consult, cherish every opportunity to cut the pulse, and cherish every opportunity to distinguish between syndromes and prescribe prescriptions. Because these experiences will become the nutrients for the growth of our medical skills, and will also become a bond of trust between us and our patients. 
In the end, experience is gained by summarizing and thinking. If you don't practice, don't think, and don't be good at summarizing, even if you live to be 100 years old, you may not have any experience, let alone become a good Chinese medicine practitioner.
It's like playing billiards, "Cherish every shot in your hand!".”
If you can do this, your medical skills will definitely continue to improve, and you will become a qualified Chinese medicine doctor, and then become an excellent Chinese medicine doctor.
Finally, I would like to share with you: What is an ideal?
And when you do something one day, it may not really be your ideal. In fact, the ideal is that one day after you do this, you begin to redefine your life, and you are willing to suffer, you suffer, you suffer, you are wronged, you are questioned, you are slandered, and you are willing to persevere, then you are qualified to say that that thing is your ideal.
Each of us was able to come to this world by special chance, so since we came, you have to do something, right?You have to find a reason, a more valuable reason to exist, in fact, that is the ideal.
If you will study Chinese medicine as your ideal in life, I believe that you have found a way to learn!
The road of Chinese medicine is long and rugged, let us always retain a heart of curiosity, and explore and move forward on the road ......of Chinese medicine