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Dr. S. Ramakrishnan

A Doctor’s Dilemma. Should I care for the Dying or the Dead?

Last midnight while I was returning home from the hospital my car had to pass a graveyard. I requested my chauffeur to park the car outside the gate. I looked inside the graveyard and an enlightening thought saw the light of the day. It was a tough professional day for me  battling for the life of a dying person in the hospital. I was returning home with a broken heart . I was wedged between the dying and the dead. It was then I realised my limitations as a Doctor. Till then I was Egoistic that I possessed the victorious weapon of Science which could prevent the dying from death and also infuse life into the dead and put them back into the cradle from the grave.. After realising my limitations and incapacity to win over death or infuse life into the dead I hung my head in shame. I realised the fultility of my existence and reached home wiser than what I was in the morning.

Dr S Ramakrishnan

Passion for the profession,thirst for academic excellence,humour is my strength and spiritual journey is my cup of tea.