In a Lighter Vein Live Life, Not Just Survive.

ABSTRACT

Recently I met one of my MBBS batchmates (MBBS admission batch to be precise, since departure batches differ!). I casually asked him – How are you doing ? He said – "I am living on one capsule of Dhaklamycin per day." When I asked him about this new medicine, he said –"Zindagi Dhakel raha hoon (I am simply pushing my life). My children are abroad; they are not in medical profession… Lot of money lying idle in the bank and cupboard... I have no interest whatsoever, neither in practice nor in life." Another friend said "All throughout the life, I have been listening to only ten complaints – cold, cough, fever, vomiting, loose motions, abdominal pain, constipation, itching, breathlessness and febrile convulsions. Why won’t I get bored by listening to the same complaints over and over again?" Sensing frustration from these talks, I started introspecting. Like the layers of an onion, we get surrounded by ‘d’ layers of degrees, dear ones and dollars, and the central doctor starts behaving like a diplomat presenting different faces to different groups of people. The child-like qualities of the ‘child’ specialist start dwindling over time! High fives start taking an upper hand ...High BMI, hypertension, high blood sugar, high lipid levels and the better half start creeping in and becoming difficult to handle!