A doctor entered the hospital in hurry after being called in for an urgent surgery.<>
He answered the call asap, changed his clothes and went directly to the surgery block.<>
He found the boy’s father going and coming in the hall waiting for the doctor. Once seeing him, the dad yelled:<>
– “Why did you take all this time to come? Don’t you know that my son’s life is in danger? Don’t you have the sense of responsibility?”<>
The doctor smiled and said:<>
– “I am sorry, I wasn’t in the hospital and I came the fastest I could after receiving the call and now, I wish you’d calm down so that I can do my work”<>
– “Calm down?! What if your son was in this room right now, would you calm down? If your own son dies now what will you do??” said the father angrily.<>
The doctor smiled again and replied:<>
– “I will say what Job said in the Holy Book “From dust we came and to dust we return, blessed be the name of God”.<>
Doctors cannot prolong lives. Go and intercede for your son, we will do our best by God’s grace”<>
– “Giving advice when we’re not concerned is so easy” Murmured the father.<>
The surgery took some hours after which the doctor went out happy,<>
– “Thank goodness!, your son is saved!” And without waiting for the father’s reply he carried on his way running. “If you have any question, ask the nurse!!”<>
– “Why is he so arrogant? He couldn’t wait some minutes so that I ask about my son’s state” Commented the father when seeing the nurse minutes after the doctor left.<>
The nurse answered, tears coming down her face:<>
– “His son died yesterday in a road accident, he was in the burial when we called him for your son’s surgery.<>
And now that he saved your son’s life, he left running to finish his son’s burial.”<>
