Hurt at Heart... But...

That day I was on my way to my hometown Morigaon. At the last stoppage when I got down from the vehicle, the driver approached me,

"Sir, are you Pratap Hazarika sir's elder son?

"Yes..."

"May I ask you one thing?"

I was confused what he was upto... Yet I nodded in the affirmative...

"Sir, what if somebody skips his medications for diabetes for a few days?"

"Are you the guy?"

"Yes sir..."

Without going into unnecessary details, I explained him briefly and informed that it may be even life threatening and asked him to restart the medications and then to consult his physician at the earliest.... It was also informed well that being a diabetic, by driving a vehicle while skipping his medications, he was even unknowingly playing with ours and many other's lives...

"Actually sir... I had some misunderstanding with my wife a few days back... I became too upset... I felt like nobody cares for me, so why should I care for myself ? But today she has returned... And when she came to know about my medicines, she cried  a lot blaming herself... I felt really sorry for her.. It was actually my mistake... But sir... Now I have the urge to live my life once again... "

Even though I concealed my feelings, I had a feeling of  mixed emotions...

He was definitely hurt at heart... But he was making a blunder... He was intentionally inviting sufferings for himself and the whole family... Hopefully he would not repeat the same... And now that he is happy, I too somehow felt happy for this unknown guy !!!

This guy was lucky enough in the sense that his wife returned within a few days, probably his diabetic status was not that much high and he was able to understand his mistake soon.. But not everybody would be that much lucky... Not everybody gets the scope even to repent !!!

You know... Life is never a smooth ride... During some of those stages, we even have the feelings to opt for some drastic steps... But does that help in any way? No.. Not at all... We may live our lives in our own way as we are pleased, but actually our lives are not only ours... There are so many people whose happiness is directly or indirectly related to our lives... At least we don't have the right to make them suffer... And.... the sooner we understand, the better !!!

Papa's little girl.. !!

That day at around 11 pm I went to a ward at GMCH to manage the complaints faced by a patient. As I was returning, one cute scene touched me to the core of my heart...

It was a male ward.. At that time all other patients were sleeping... In the next bed of the patient whom I examined, there was a male patient of around 40 yrs... With him on the same bed, there was a little girl, probably his daughter... It was a chilly night... All other patients were comfortably using blankets... But in this particular case, the scene was different. That man used a blanket to cover his daughter. The little one was confidently sleeping and her father was lovingly holding her even in his sleep... Evidently, for him, his daughter's comfort was his first priority... I mean, you would have surely get confused who the actual patient was... Before leaving the ward, I checked his records... He was awaiting some elective surgery...

You know, this little encounter with the primary parent-child bonding made me realise once again the huge sacrifices made by our parents in bringing us up... And in return what are their expectations? They expect nothing, but our comfort and happiness..!!