 If you choose to be a doctor, you must have perseverance, endurance, empathy, and must have the interest of the patients at heart, with the sole motive of saving lives first and not about money. This was the thrust of an autobiography of Professor Samrel Adetola Adebanjo titled Precious Hearts in My Hands, launched in Lagos. Plus TV correspondent Lavi Koko Yedekon was there and now reports. The book presentation brought together family, friends, alma mater, and close associates of Professor Samrel Adetola Adebanjo, a cardiothoracist surgeon titled Precious Hearts in My Hands. The book speaks to the very essence and nature of what Professor Adebanjo lives for. The message is if you choose to be a doctor, no matter which you are a doctor, one you have to be persevering, you have to have the endurance, the strength to withstand, and you have to be sympathetic and have the interest of the patient at heart. It's not money. It's not money. It's the patient. I never did any private practice. I had very little money. Money was not my attention, but saving lives was my attention. The 222-page book X-rays his journey through life, education, surgeon abroad, medical profession, and into the US Army. Chief Arkin Bukwala is a book reviewer. He aptly encapsulates the exploits of the author in the book. Artumba Michael Balogun is the chairman of the occasion. With emotion laden tone, Artumba Balogun told the story of how far he has come with the author. I learnt a lot from him. That is what I mean by his good nature. Apart from that, God blesses his soul. He will sacrifice anything to make a cousin happy. He is a cousin I would like to have anytime. The occasion presented an avenue for art pouring of tributes to the author. I say his trick, I agree. But what do you expect? Somebody who's achieved so much from self-discipline, from commitment to whatever he does, you can't expect a better standard from such a person. Because life is not a party, and because life is not a party, people don't only work hard to get to where they are. They also work hard to stay and go above where they are. It's a reflection of the kind of upbringing we had in our time. And when this generation loses it, I'm sure they will learn something from it. And it will help improve the current generation and probably the generation coming. Life of the author of the book. There's a lot of biography. So you are hearing technically from the closest mouth what and what he went through in life. And like I did say, he came to see us in school. This is going to have values. We have our values, our traditions. Some of those values and traditions were the things that have helped President Bono go even up till now. Number one, it's very, very sensitive with time and appointments. The consensus is that the book, Precious Hearts in My Hands, is one that is bound to inspire and impact positively on evil generations on burn. Love you.