That day I was at my chamber at Morigaon when my papa did ring me up,
"Bacha, Rantu (Papa's cousin) called me.. You remember him I suppose... He will come to your clinic.. His daughter is having some eye related problems.. Don't charge them your consultation fees..."
I had a smile.. Being at my hometown, I consult so many patients for free even at my private chamber.. I am not saying that I have achieved a lot, but these are the people whose love and wishes pushed me to the stage that I have reached now... Yet maa and papa quite often remind me the same due to the fear that I might not recognize somebody...
I do remember Rantu khura (uncle)... I have met him for a number of times, but I didn't know much about his family..
After around 1 hour Rantu khura reached... There was with him a lean adorable little girl of around 9 yrs. I guessed it correctly that she was his daughter.. She was so friendly and she behaved like she knows me for years... And yes, after a cute interaction of around 10 mins, I was pleasantly surprised to know that this kid, who is around 23 yrs younger to me and who is actually my cousin, knows a lot about me.. I examined her, prescribed medications and asked to review after 2 weeks...
She was my last patient for that day and although our destinations were different, we came out of my chamber together.. Rantu khura started his bike and my cousin waved me bye bye...
But just before she rode on the rear seat, she came in front of me and spread her arms with a cute innocent emotional smile which only a child can bear... I had no other option, but to lift her up... She tightly hugged me, then momentarily loosened, looked into my eyes, taking time kissed my both cheeks one by one and then kept hugging me circling her legs around my waist and placing her head over my right shoulder... To be true, I was totally unprepared to face such a situation and the emotions simply brought me immense happiness which was more than enough to melt my heart... I wanted the moment just to continue... I brushed her hair using my left hand, lightly messaged her back by the right one, returned her kisses and after sometime placed her on the rear seat of her father's bike...
It was a totally unexpected gesture to express a child's love towards her elder brother... It may be that she somehow became fond of me and may be that she didn't want to leave that much soon or whatever may be the reason, but her actions made me deeply feel that yes, she is my little cousin...
That day it was for the first time that I had met this little sister of mine... I am not quite sure for how many times I will be able to meet her in future, but she made me responsible to be a good brother and the feelings are just priceless...
You know... In this era of technology, it's not essential to meet somebody frequently to act if you care, to express that you care... You don't need to be a doctor or a teacher or anyone else to have these pleasant feelings... All that you need is to be the caring elder one... Be the one and you will always cherish being the same !!!
"Bacha, Rantu (Papa's cousin) called me.. You remember him I suppose... He will come to your clinic.. His daughter is having some eye related problems.. Don't charge them your consultation fees..."
I had a smile.. Being at my hometown, I consult so many patients for free even at my private chamber.. I am not saying that I have achieved a lot, but these are the people whose love and wishes pushed me to the stage that I have reached now... Yet maa and papa quite often remind me the same due to the fear that I might not recognize somebody...
I do remember Rantu khura (uncle)... I have met him for a number of times, but I didn't know much about his family..
After around 1 hour Rantu khura reached... There was with him a lean adorable little girl of around 9 yrs. I guessed it correctly that she was his daughter.. She was so friendly and she behaved like she knows me for years... And yes, after a cute interaction of around 10 mins, I was pleasantly surprised to know that this kid, who is around 23 yrs younger to me and who is actually my cousin, knows a lot about me.. I examined her, prescribed medications and asked to review after 2 weeks...
She was my last patient for that day and although our destinations were different, we came out of my chamber together.. Rantu khura started his bike and my cousin waved me bye bye...
But just before she rode on the rear seat, she came in front of me and spread her arms with a cute innocent emotional smile which only a child can bear... I had no other option, but to lift her up... She tightly hugged me, then momentarily loosened, looked into my eyes, taking time kissed my both cheeks one by one and then kept hugging me circling her legs around my waist and placing her head over my right shoulder... To be true, I was totally unprepared to face such a situation and the emotions simply brought me immense happiness which was more than enough to melt my heart... I wanted the moment just to continue... I brushed her hair using my left hand, lightly messaged her back by the right one, returned her kisses and after sometime placed her on the rear seat of her father's bike...
It was a totally unexpected gesture to express a child's love towards her elder brother... It may be that she somehow became fond of me and may be that she didn't want to leave that much soon or whatever may be the reason, but her actions made me deeply feel that yes, she is my little cousin...
That day it was for the first time that I had met this little sister of mine... I am not quite sure for how many times I will be able to meet her in future, but she made me responsible to be a good brother and the feelings are just priceless...
You know... In this era of technology, it's not essential to meet somebody frequently to act if you care, to express that you care... You don't need to be a doctor or a teacher or anyone else to have these pleasant feelings... All that you need is to be the caring elder one... Be the one and you will always cherish being the same !!!
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