........remoteness & Life.....!!

......the Thu. day-clinic burst into its seams with Ayatub reporting with a grin....Dada,Bhalo hoye gechi(..I have recovered & well..)...taka anschee..( I have brought money...) "...Bosch ..." I said motioning him to a seat,as i siffed thru loads of Work Permit Medicals finalising them with the final signature..signalling employment clearance for host many into this pristine land....haan ,how r u now?...bhalo ..pat came the reply ,meaning well..!..he had religiously & dutifully come to pay back hospital dues if any...incurred on that fateful day when his abdomen nearly gave way....! ..I followed up his case diligently and finally certified him fit...& told him that he need not pay anything....&  let him know that I appreciated his sense of responsibilty despite steep adversity...God be with U..!!...every passing day Good Lord.! subjects me to stringest test thru the likes of Ayatub's..& makes me feel humble & serve with humility...Trust & Faith r the guiding Angels for the exemplary healing touch that is most wanted here....!!!!

......hurtling down memory lane......!!!!

......when Dr Mrinal called on me last eve..cascading thoughts clouded my memory...!..I was wondering when we last met or what was the occasion,....it is possible that we chatted as before without having the slightest inkling that we would part only to  reconnect after a long gap.. St.Xavier's Sahibganj, being our Alma mater.... there was little formality & as we chatted as if  the intervening period was null & void...he was a wiry,tenacious ,Campion House member,the green shirt & curly mane ,soaked in sweat with a hockey stick in hand is the most visiting image available for churning....when we part we dont have the slightest inkling most of the time about the period of detachment....so when we reconnect the occasion is special...friends of the best seasons of our lives can't be forgotten...however & whatever...!! since Life is short & friendship is investment each one is important & unique...his invitation to us here for visiting UK was heartening ....now that Dr Anindya & Dr Neeraj khetan(Loyola House) is in UK....the land of common history beckons to us evermore....!!

......the last min.patient..

...as I was just signing off for the day..Ayatub entered the clinic writhing in pain...ki holo tor...? I inquired...Dada from last nite I have pain abdomen...his attendants on tenterhooks...looked pensively, as I examined him ...& formulated a management...quickly dispatching him to the ward where the nursing started...the attendants huddled for raising whatever money they could muster for his treatment...Dada....1500/-short..ki koran jai..?..ek kaj kor I replied : 400 taka bed charge de ar kichchu dewar naiii...taka nai bolay chiktsa hobay na...?meaning if u dont have money u wont be treated?
the initial dose of Injections brought a smile on Ayatub;s face his writhing now converted to a whine...Dada..we r grateful to you chirped the attendants all in there mid twenties..bereft of family support these youths are an example of doing for each other in a foreign land...over the years I have been subjected to humility when I see there togetherness & co operation...in adversity all the fine human qualities shine evermore to tide over the crisis.....who doesn't face crisis..? but its the dignity of conduct & fortitude which brings the best in Human behavior...!!! ..Ayatub's clan in extreme hardship shone like a beacon...!!