What keeps the world going? A spontaneous question comes to my mind in the wee hours of the day. The answer comes from within, it's not wealth,it is not facilities,not even fame or name... Probably it is faith,it is reliability,it is hope... Of humanity,for humanity, from humanity...
Had read a story long back. An ascetic ( in true sense of soul) was living in the end of a village. He was liked by one and all for his noble nature. His only belonging was a white horse whom he had reared with utmost love and care and with his help he used to travel and help people. One evening when he was going to some place riding the horse,he saw a man lying on the road side, wrapped with a blanket , groaning with pain and tossing from one side to other. The scene was so very pitiable and the man was alone ! The ascetic got down from the horse back, spoke to the groaning man and he told he is having severe pain in stomach. Without a second thought,he lifted the man on his shoulder and put him back on his horse back and drove to reach the nearest medical help centre. After few minutes,as the darkness descended thicker,in a lonely place,the pillion rider got down, removed his dramatic attire and in no time the ascetic realised he is no ordinary patient,but the most wanted dacoit of the area. He threw the ascetic down from the horse back and in a fraction of second drove away with the horse... Ascetic realised the situation and walked back to his hermitage alone. His wound didn't bother him as much as the loss of faith. He entered the hut quietly and went to sleep.
Divine works in miraculous ways ! In the dead of the night the dacoit got up with a weird feeling, felt how different is the ascetic. When he threw him down and drove away with his most loving companion he didn't even utter a single word of displeasure! How great that soul could be and how did he ,one of the same human race stoop so low to wound him,steal his horse and ran away and all this for greed to have the horse and in disguise of a patient! His conscience arose and he could not sleep the whole night. Before the dawn,he took the horse back and tied him in the Ascetic's stable,he thought no one can see him. But the ascetic was awake and came out and saw him return. He stood frozen for a moment. Touched the feet of the noble ascetic and asked him to punish whatever way he thinks right for his wrong doing last night. The ascetic's divine nature guided him as usual and he prayed God to pardon him and had only one request! " Please don't tell anyone this incident, otherwise, people will lose faith and hope and no one will ever help a poor,needy,sick person lying on the roadside and that will be curse for the society where people will not believe a needy one!!!" The dacoit left with a sigh of relief and a strong sense of change in his heart...
In recent times of corroded doctor-patient relationship,the story came to my mind often. This has made me think so often about society,an ailing society which has lost its hope because someone somewhere has behaved like the dacoit and with rapidly changing world of informatics, the fire of fear and faithlessness have taken over the eternal values of hope and faith and doctors and hospitals have started becoming defensive beyond comprehension... Very pathetic and dangerous situation. Doctor, patient relationship is nothing different than a parent child one or a teacher student one!
Today even hospitals and doctors are so sceptical they don't even allow a doctor to have a glimpse of his/her ailing parents in the name of providing security to treating doctors and health care institutions! May be some dacoit relatives chose to beat the doctor and vandalise health care institutions in the event of any unsuccessful outcome or mishap. But impact has gone deep down in society and entire health care industry has become doubtful about patient and relatives imposing unflinching faith on the doctors anymore. Similarly general public has developed a fear, doubt and apathy towards the noblest profession available on Earth because some black sheep are there on every profession. But as a matter of fact the situation is so delicate now, students are preferring not to become doctors or health care professionals and they can be something else,but what is the choice for society! No one would love to visit a doctor,fall sick or be in hospital,but it is a reality. As long as human race will exist,there will be diseases,old age,deaths... All the more now. Society needs a compassionate,robust, loving and supportive,so also competent doctor fraternity and health care system. It was ,it is and will be the primary need for any society... We as a society are slipping our feet in the tricky sand of the vast sea every moment and probably not realising the damage being caused to us , unfortunately by us...
If the child loses its faith on its father or mother to hold it back when it falls and doing so only with love and loses the security,if the students lose the hope to be taught,guided and made finest human beings by their teachers,and patients lose faith that their treating doctor will treat,care them best...then who will save such a society ???? Vice versa... If there are no loving children,no budding students,no patients waiting to be treated and cared, imposing their unflinching faith and belief... Then what's the meaning of a parent,a teacher or a doctor...
We as a healthy society and medical professionals need to introspect and search deep within.. let's not allow fear to take over faith,doubt to take over hope...and do everything needed to narrow down,if not possible delete or erase the gap which is increasing every morning between the most faithful relationship on Earth... Doctor-patient...
I wish both sides walk through the gap and seal it with divine love and care,faith and hope...may be difficult but possible... I am sure!
Spare a moment ! Spare a thought !!!
Had read a story long back. An ascetic ( in true sense of soul) was living in the end of a village. He was liked by one and all for his noble nature. His only belonging was a white horse whom he had reared with utmost love and care and with his help he used to travel and help people. One evening when he was going to some place riding the horse,he saw a man lying on the road side, wrapped with a blanket , groaning with pain and tossing from one side to other. The scene was so very pitiable and the man was alone ! The ascetic got down from the horse back, spoke to the groaning man and he told he is having severe pain in stomach. Without a second thought,he lifted the man on his shoulder and put him back on his horse back and drove to reach the nearest medical help centre. After few minutes,as the darkness descended thicker,in a lonely place,the pillion rider got down, removed his dramatic attire and in no time the ascetic realised he is no ordinary patient,but the most wanted dacoit of the area. He threw the ascetic down from the horse back and in a fraction of second drove away with the horse... Ascetic realised the situation and walked back to his hermitage alone. His wound didn't bother him as much as the loss of faith. He entered the hut quietly and went to sleep.
Divine works in miraculous ways ! In the dead of the night the dacoit got up with a weird feeling, felt how different is the ascetic. When he threw him down and drove away with his most loving companion he didn't even utter a single word of displeasure! How great that soul could be and how did he ,one of the same human race stoop so low to wound him,steal his horse and ran away and all this for greed to have the horse and in disguise of a patient! His conscience arose and he could not sleep the whole night. Before the dawn,he took the horse back and tied him in the Ascetic's stable,he thought no one can see him. But the ascetic was awake and came out and saw him return. He stood frozen for a moment. Touched the feet of the noble ascetic and asked him to punish whatever way he thinks right for his wrong doing last night. The ascetic's divine nature guided him as usual and he prayed God to pardon him and had only one request! " Please don't tell anyone this incident, otherwise, people will lose faith and hope and no one will ever help a poor,needy,sick person lying on the roadside and that will be curse for the society where people will not believe a needy one!!!" The dacoit left with a sigh of relief and a strong sense of change in his heart...
In recent times of corroded doctor-patient relationship,the story came to my mind often. This has made me think so often about society,an ailing society which has lost its hope because someone somewhere has behaved like the dacoit and with rapidly changing world of informatics, the fire of fear and faithlessness have taken over the eternal values of hope and faith and doctors and hospitals have started becoming defensive beyond comprehension... Very pathetic and dangerous situation. Doctor, patient relationship is nothing different than a parent child one or a teacher student one!
Today even hospitals and doctors are so sceptical they don't even allow a doctor to have a glimpse of his/her ailing parents in the name of providing security to treating doctors and health care institutions! May be some dacoit relatives chose to beat the doctor and vandalise health care institutions in the event of any unsuccessful outcome or mishap. But impact has gone deep down in society and entire health care industry has become doubtful about patient and relatives imposing unflinching faith on the doctors anymore. Similarly general public has developed a fear, doubt and apathy towards the noblest profession available on Earth because some black sheep are there on every profession. But as a matter of fact the situation is so delicate now, students are preferring not to become doctors or health care professionals and they can be something else,but what is the choice for society! No one would love to visit a doctor,fall sick or be in hospital,but it is a reality. As long as human race will exist,there will be diseases,old age,deaths... All the more now. Society needs a compassionate,robust, loving and supportive,so also competent doctor fraternity and health care system. It was ,it is and will be the primary need for any society... We as a society are slipping our feet in the tricky sand of the vast sea every moment and probably not realising the damage being caused to us , unfortunately by us...
If the child loses its faith on its father or mother to hold it back when it falls and doing so only with love and loses the security,if the students lose the hope to be taught,guided and made finest human beings by their teachers,and patients lose faith that their treating doctor will treat,care them best...then who will save such a society ???? Vice versa... If there are no loving children,no budding students,no patients waiting to be treated and cared, imposing their unflinching faith and belief... Then what's the meaning of a parent,a teacher or a doctor...
We as a healthy society and medical professionals need to introspect and search deep within.. let's not allow fear to take over faith,doubt to take over hope...and do everything needed to narrow down,if not possible delete or erase the gap which is increasing every morning between the most faithful relationship on Earth... Doctor-patient...
I wish both sides walk through the gap and seal it with divine love and care,faith and hope...may be difficult but possible... I am sure!
Spare a moment ! Spare a thought !!!
Sundar.
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