Abdul El-Sayed

“My religion teaches that if one saves a life, she has saved all of humanity. I remember reading this verse with my father as a boy: "How great," I thought, "would it be then to save a life every day?" Quick to share my thoughts with Baba, I told him that I wanted to be a doctor when I grew up. My father, a professor, thought for a moment, and reasoned, "Abdulrahman, wouldn’t it be better to learn why people die, and then teach everyone around you to save lives? Wouldn’t that save more lives?" His reasoning stuck; but so did mine.”