<p>I get the feeling you’re a pretty altruistic guy besides the fact that you said you are. Now I won’t tell you what it is better for you since that’s impossible, but I’ve been working on an ambulance for a while as an EMT. Obviously we don’t have nearly as many responsibilities as doctors, but seeing death on a daily basis isn’t as bad as I thought it would be. I know your friend said that it is depressing, and which while of course it is, it isn’t destructive. To the point where your friend says being a doctor isn’t all it cut out to be- I’m positive if you’re an altruistic person that it will definitely be everything you’d want. Saving lives on on a daily basis is indescribably uplifting. Plus you have the applause at the end of the day as well ($). Just my .2</p>