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How to honor parents while following personal calling

My parents sacrificed everything so I could become a doctor but I want to quit medicine to teach inner-city kids and I feel like I'm betraying their dreams.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

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If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.