Habits die hard
People
keep changing their hobbies with the time and circumstances but if anyone of us
get addicted to any particular hobby it becomes difficult to quit it easily
that is why one had said ‘ Habits die hard.’
Although
I disliked company of one of my close acquaintances , Shahrukh, who was known
for his cynical behavior and fastidious attitude nevertheless I have always
enjoyed his logic and reasons which he used to put during the arguments
whenever we used to sit together. In fact it would not be wrong to say that he
had great habits of maligning others and enjoyed unnecessary criticism on the
issues which neither pertains to him nor me.
But
for the last few months we did not see each other and when we saw him few days
back I could not believe on my eyes. He had become so feeble that I was
hesitating to even enquire about him.
Shahrukh gave a smile as if inviting me
to come and enquire about him.
I
hesitatingly asked him ‘ Shahrukh, how did it happen’ looking at his feeble
body.
I
have come out of jaws of death ‘ he replied with a smile.
Certainly it looks so’ I replied
expressing my concern.
Shahrukh
held my hand and started:
Few
months back I had an excruciating pain in a part of my body at middle of the
night. It was so severe that I thought that this was the last night of my life
but real nightmare begun when I visited earliest morning in whole sale market
of doctor’s clinics. I paid fee after getting assured of clinics’s staff that
doctor will be coming within half an hour. Pain remained intact. but even after
passing more than 1 and half hour doctor did not come. I wanted immediate
treatment as pain was getting unbearable. I said to the staff to return money
so that I could go to another doctor. He looked me angrily ‘ doctor is coming’
he replied roughly. I was impatiently waiting but doctor did not come on time
and when the doctor came he typically tossed bunch of keys in the air in front
of the patients and caught them smilingly before entering his chamber. Clinic
staff looked at me scornfully and when I entered his chamber he told me to come
after half an hour after brief check up.. After half an hour I again entered
and again told to sit outside. Pain was getting intolerable. I did not leave
the clinic despite tolerating inexplicable pain I was passing through because I
was believing in the doctor. I requested to the attendant to let me meet the
doctor finally he wrote some medicine and gave an injection. I left the clinic
pain got a bit reduced. I depended on those medicines having thought that it
will heal my pain as whenever I visited clinic he told me ‘ don’t worry it will
take sometime’. But my plight did not end. Later I decided to switch to another
doctor by the time I was not the same what I used to be months before. I had
become a patient completely who needed careful observation.’
You
made mountain out of a molehill’ was the first reaction of another doctor after
his thorough check up. He gave me medicine for a fortnight and they worked. I was
now feeling better’
You
mean the doctor who treated earlier has brought you in this state.’ I asked
He
dragged my sufferings through wrong
medication. I think.’ Sharukh said slowly.
You
should have changed the doctor immediately if you were not satisfied with the
treatment’
I
did make mistake but what should I do since whenever I asked for his advise he
replied ‘ don’t worry it will take sometimes.’
A
person who kills your ills by pills and kills you by bill’ is an interesting
definition of doctor I have seen somewhere but here in your case it seems that
this the pills which have brought on the verge of grave.’
You
are right any way pray for my good health. I have to go now. See you tomorrow’
Shahrakh said and moved towards his home.
Shahrukh
only knows the actual reasons of his suffering but one thing is absolute clear
that his nature of criticism and maligning others did not end here too. His criticism
even did not leave the doctor who must have saved him form more sufferings. But
if we visit in the wholesale market of doctor’s clinics we may have to come across some interesting experiences
such as ‘ This is the valid for litigation .. so on written on bottom of
prescription pages of some doctors. Besides one can see the board in the
entrance of almost all clinics where message by local administration written ‘ If
anybody found ransacking the cinics they will be fined and strict action will
be taken against them…
I
don’t know what is the truth behind his long sufferings but I wish for his
recovery and good health because after all his arguments have been a good pastime
for me.
End
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