Keep dreaming, it's the only way to go

Reading a good book at different stages of your life leaves you with different interpretations and reflections. I felt this after completing the Chinese drama serial 'The imperial doctress'. The first time I watched it I was still doing my bachelor's, this time I have had about a year of clinical experience. I didn't exactly complete it the first time, but this time I completed it, and also felt inspired enough to share my thoughts on the serial. Funny enough though, they're not mainly thoughts regarding TCM, but thoughts about the many other concepts that were portrayed in the serial.  This serial came out in 2016, and is about a minister's daughter who became a female physician and eventually the empress during the Ming dynasty. As with most serials, it's part true part false- the lead actress plays a role that combines two historical figures, one the empress and one the physician. Despite the multiple times  of overdramatic coughing/vomiting of blood by v