The patient
A patient once came to me after scouring a lot of doctors and visiting the bigwigs…
I was feeling proud….after all….she has come to me after visiting them and not responding to their treatment….
I talked to her in my nicest language…….examined her in the gentlest fashion.
pronounced my verdict…my prescription and let her go……
After a few days she saw me from a distance and gave me a big smile……..
I Proudly smiled back…..she looked fine….and it was I who treated her…….
she came near me and wished me a “namaste”
Me: Namaste Anita…..कैसी हो??(how are you)
she: Madam एकदम अच्छी हूँ(I’m fit as a fiddle)
I more proudly….”मेरी लिखी हुयी दवा ले ली थी न??(you had taken all that I prescribed isn’t it?)
she: नहीं madam ji आपको दिखाने के बाद एक यूनानी डॉक्टर को दिखाया था। ….. उसकी दवा से तुरंत आराम लग गया(no madam, after consulting you, I showed a Unani doctor and got completely cured!!)…..
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My smile turned into a smirk…….didn’t know whether to slap myself or……