Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs.His bed was next to the room's only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.
The men talked for hours on end.They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation. Every afternoon, when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.
The man in the other bed began to live for those one hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside. The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake.Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.
As the man by the window described all this in exquisite details, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine this picturesque scene. One warm afternoon, the man by the window described a parade passing by. Although the other man could not hear the band - he could see it in his mind ' s eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words. Days, weeks and months passed..
One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep. She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away.
As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone. Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside. He strained to slowly turn to look out the window besides the bed. It faced a blank wall..
The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window.
The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall. She said, "Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.
"Epilogue: There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations.
Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled.
If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can ' t buy.
"Today is a gift, that is why it is called The Present .
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Friday, March 7, 2008
Racism.. a true story
This scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg, South Africa & London.
A white woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. Very disturbed by this, she called the air hostess. 'You obviously do not see it then?' she asked. 'You placed me next to a black man. I did not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. Give me an alternative seat.
' 'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. 'Almost all the places on this flight are taken. I will go to see if another place is available.'
The hostess went away & then came back a few minutes later. 'Madam, just as I thought, there are no other available seats in Economy Class. I spoke to the captain & he informed me that there is also no seat in Business Class. All the same, we still have one place in First Class.' Before the woman could say anything, the hostess continued. 'It is not usual for our company to permit someone from Economy Class to sit in First Class.
However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.'
The Hostess turned to the black guy, & said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in First Class.'
At that moment, the other passengers, who'd been shocked by what they had just witnessed, stood up & applauded. This is a true story.
WELL DONE, British Airways!!
A white woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. Very disturbed by this, she called the air hostess. 'You obviously do not see it then?' she asked. 'You placed me next to a black man. I did not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. Give me an alternative seat.
' 'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. 'Almost all the places on this flight are taken. I will go to see if another place is available.'
The hostess went away & then came back a few minutes later. 'Madam, just as I thought, there are no other available seats in Economy Class. I spoke to the captain & he informed me that there is also no seat in Business Class. All the same, we still have one place in First Class.' Before the woman could say anything, the hostess continued. 'It is not usual for our company to permit someone from Economy Class to sit in First Class.
However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.'
The Hostess turned to the black guy, & said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in First Class.'
At that moment, the other passengers, who'd been shocked by what they had just witnessed, stood up & applauded. This is a true story.
WELL DONE, British Airways!!
Monday, July 2, 2007
Nice One
An Indian man walks into a bank in New York City and asks for the loan officer. He tells the loan officer that he is going to Indiaon business for two weeks and needs to borrow $5,000.
The bank officer tells him that the bank will needsome form of security for the loan, so the Indian man hands over the keys to a newFerrari parked on the street in front of the bank. He produces the title and everything checks out. Theloan officer agrees to accept the car as collateral for the loan.
The bank's president and its officers all enjoy agood laugh at the Indian for using a $250,000 Ferrari as collateral against a$5,000 loan. An employee of the bank then drives the Ferrari intothe bank's underground garage and parks it there.
Two weeks later, the Indian returns, repays the$5,000 and the interest, which comes to $15.41.
The loan officer says, "Sir, we are very happy to have had your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely,but we are a little puzzled. While you were away, we checked you out and foundthat you are a multi millionaire.
What puzzles us is, why would you bother to borrow"$5,000".
The Indian replies: "Where else in New York City canI park my car for two weeks for only $15.41 and expect it to be there whenI return".
Ah, the mind of the Indian...
This is why India is shining...!!
The bank officer tells him that the bank will needsome form of security for the loan, so the Indian man hands over the keys to a newFerrari parked on the street in front of the bank. He produces the title and everything checks out. Theloan officer agrees to accept the car as collateral for the loan.
The bank's president and its officers all enjoy agood laugh at the Indian for using a $250,000 Ferrari as collateral against a$5,000 loan. An employee of the bank then drives the Ferrari intothe bank's underground garage and parks it there.
Two weeks later, the Indian returns, repays the$5,000 and the interest, which comes to $15.41.
The loan officer says, "Sir, we are very happy to have had your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely,but we are a little puzzled. While you were away, we checked you out and foundthat you are a multi millionaire.
What puzzles us is, why would you bother to borrow"$5,000".
The Indian replies: "Where else in New York City canI park my car for two weeks for only $15.41 and expect it to be there whenI return".
Ah, the mind of the Indian...
This is why India is shining...!!
Sunday, June 24, 2007
THANK GOD
Boy surgeon's parents in custody
The parents of a 15-year-old boy who allegedly performed a caesarean section at their family-run maternity hospital near Tiruchirapalli in Tamil Nadu recently, have been taken into custody, the police said.
Dr Murugesan and his wife Dr Gandhimathy were taken into custody Monday morning and detained at the Valanadu police station by Manapparai police as per District Collector Ashish Vachhani's orders, the sources said.
The RDO probe ordered into the Caesarean section, allegedly performed by the boy Dhileepan Raj, a standard X student, was over and the report submitted to the collector, official sources said.
On Sunday, the collector had said appropriate action would be taken after studying the report and consultations with both medical and legal experts and informal interactions with the investigation team. However, details of the report would not be disclosed to the media or the public and only the decision taken will be made known, he had said.
The incident came to light at last month's meeting of Manapparai unit of the Indian Medical Association, where Murugesan, a surgeon and Gandhimathy, a gynaecologist, are said to have screened the video of their son performing the surgery.
Dr Murugesan is now claiming that he performed the surgery while his son watched.
Coming down heavily on Dr Murugesan, the Tamil Nadu branch of the Indian Medical Association, which met in Tiruchirapalli on Sunday, adopted a resolution seeking disciplinary action against him.
The parents of a 15-year-old boy who allegedly performed a caesarean section at their family-run maternity hospital near Tiruchirapalli in Tamil Nadu recently, have been taken into custody, the police said.
Dr Murugesan and his wife Dr Gandhimathy were taken into custody Monday morning and detained at the Valanadu police station by Manapparai police as per District Collector Ashish Vachhani's orders, the sources said.
The RDO probe ordered into the Caesarean section, allegedly performed by the boy Dhileepan Raj, a standard X student, was over and the report submitted to the collector, official sources said.
On Sunday, the collector had said appropriate action would be taken after studying the report and consultations with both medical and legal experts and informal interactions with the investigation team. However, details of the report would not be disclosed to the media or the public and only the decision taken will be made known, he had said.
The incident came to light at last month's meeting of Manapparai unit of the Indian Medical Association, where Murugesan, a surgeon and Gandhimathy, a gynaecologist, are said to have screened the video of their son performing the surgery.
Dr Murugesan is now claiming that he performed the surgery while his son watched.
Coming down heavily on Dr Murugesan, the Tamil Nadu branch of the Indian Medical Association, which met in Tiruchirapalli on Sunday, adopted a resolution seeking disciplinary action against him.
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
എന്തൊക്കെ കാണണം ദൈവമേ..
‘Boy surgeon’ shocks medical fraternity
TRICHY: A 15-year-old boy has performed a Caesarean operation on a woman much to the shock and dismay of the medical fraternity here. A violation of medical ethics though, it was for the sake of setting a record, argued the boy’s father Murugesan, a doctor.
The boy, Dhileepan Raj, a standard ten student, had successfully performed the surgery under the watchful eyes of his doctor-parents — Dr Murugesan, an MS, and Dr Gandhimathy, a gynaecologist, of Mathi Surgical and Maternity Hospital, Manapparai.
According to sources, Dr Murugesan himself disclosed this information much to the shock of his colleagues during the IMA meeting held in Manapparai on May 6.
He also reportedly played a CD on the operation evoking strong criticism from the IMA members. When the other doctors present at the meeting questioned him, Dr Murugesan did not apologise, but argued why his son, a non-medico, should not perform an operation when a 10-year-old could drive a car for setting a record and a 15- year-old boy could become a docto r in the US.
Subsequently, the Manapparai branch of the IMA adopted a resolution against Dr Murugesan at an urgent meeting convened on May 11 and sent a report to the Central Committee of the IMA in Chennai demanding stern action against him. The IMA state unit also sought an explanation from Dr Murugesan. Not to be taken aback by the unexpected development, Dr Murugesan sent a reply stating that the surgery was performed by himself while his son ‘‘just watched it out of curiosity’’.
However, the IMA is not ready to buy his explanation. The members want stringent action against him. When asked about the action taken, IMA state president Dr N Mohandoss clarified that the state unit had already represented the matter to the Ethics Committee and called for an explanation from Dr Murugesan.
‘‘We strongly condemn the act. Murugesan has sent a reply stating that the surgery was performed by him only and his son was only a witness to it. As Murugesan himself had played a CD at the IMA meeting, we will send a report to the State Medical Council recommending to debar him. Only the council is the competent authority to take disciplinary action against erring doctors,’’ Dr Mohandoss told this website's newspaper. Dr Murugesan, however, was not available for comment.
TRICHY: A 15-year-old boy has performed a Caesarean operation on a woman much to the shock and dismay of the medical fraternity here. A violation of medical ethics though, it was for the sake of setting a record, argued the boy’s father Murugesan, a doctor.
The boy, Dhileepan Raj, a standard ten student, had successfully performed the surgery under the watchful eyes of his doctor-parents — Dr Murugesan, an MS, and Dr Gandhimathy, a gynaecologist, of Mathi Surgical and Maternity Hospital, Manapparai.
According to sources, Dr Murugesan himself disclosed this information much to the shock of his colleagues during the IMA meeting held in Manapparai on May 6.
He also reportedly played a CD on the operation evoking strong criticism from the IMA members. When the other doctors present at the meeting questioned him, Dr Murugesan did not apologise, but argued why his son, a non-medico, should not perform an operation when a 10-year-old could drive a car for setting a record and a 15- year-old boy could become a docto r in the US.
Subsequently, the Manapparai branch of the IMA adopted a resolution against Dr Murugesan at an urgent meeting convened on May 11 and sent a report to the Central Committee of the IMA in Chennai demanding stern action against him. The IMA state unit also sought an explanation from Dr Murugesan. Not to be taken aback by the unexpected development, Dr Murugesan sent a reply stating that the surgery was performed by himself while his son ‘‘just watched it out of curiosity’’.
However, the IMA is not ready to buy his explanation. The members want stringent action against him. When asked about the action taken, IMA state president Dr N Mohandoss clarified that the state unit had already represented the matter to the Ethics Committee and called for an explanation from Dr Murugesan.
‘‘We strongly condemn the act. Murugesan has sent a reply stating that the surgery was performed by him only and his son was only a witness to it. As Murugesan himself had played a CD at the IMA meeting, we will send a report to the State Medical Council recommending to debar him. Only the council is the competent authority to take disciplinary action against erring doctors,’’ Dr Mohandoss told this website's newspaper. Dr Murugesan, however, was not available for comment.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Toungue Twisters
Toungue Twisters - Learn this
If you understand, say, "understand" . If you don't understand,say, "don't understand". But if you understand and say "don'tunderstand". How do I understand that you understand? Understand!
I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wishthe witch wishes, I won't wish the wish you wish to wish.
Sounding by sound is a sound method of sounding sounds.
A sailor went to sea to see, what he could see. And all he could seewas sea, sea, and sea.
Purple Paper People, Purple Paper People, Purple Paper People
If two witches were watching two watches, which witch would watchwhich watch?
I thought a thought. But the thought I thought wasn't the thought Ithought I thought. If the thought I thought I thought had been thethought I thought, I wouldn't have thought so much.
Once a fellow met a fellow in a field of beans. Said a fellow to afellow, "If a fellow asks a fellow, Can a fellow tell a fellow what afellow means?"
Mr. Inside went over to see Mr. Outside. Mr. Inside stood outsideand called to Mr. Outside inside. Mr. Outside answered Mr. Insidefrom inside and Told Mr. Inside to come inside. Mr. Inside said "NO",and told Mr. Outside to come outside. Mr. Outside and Mr. Insideargued from inside and outside about going outside or coming inside.Finally, Mr. Outside coaxed Mr. Inside to come inside, and then bothMr. Outside and Mr. Inside went outside to the riverside.
SHE SELLS SEA SHELLS ON THE SEA SHORE, BUT THE SEA SHELLS THAT SHESELLS, ON THE SEA SHORE ARE NOT THE REAL ONES
The owner of the inside inn was inside his inside inn with hisinside outside his inside inn.
If one doctor doctors another doctor does the doctor who doctors thedoctor doctor the doctor the way the doctor he is doctoring doctors?Or does the doctor doctor the way the doctor who doctors doctors?
"When a doctor falls ill another doctor doctor's the doctor. Doesthe doctor doctoring the doctor doctor the doctor in his own way ordoes the doctor doctoring the doctor doctors the doctor in thedoctor's way"
We surely shall see the sun shine shortly. Whether the weather befine, Or whether the weather be not, Whether the weather be cold Orwhether the weather be hot, We'll weather the weather Whatever theweather, Whether we like it or not. Watch? Whether the weather ishot. Whether the weather is cold. Whether the weather is either ornot. It is whether we like it or not.
Nine nice night nurses nursing nicely.
A flea and a fly in a flue Said the fly "Oh what should we do" Saidthe flea" Let us fly Said the fly" Let us flee" So they flew througha flaw in the flue
If you tell Tom to tell a tongue twister his tongue will be twistedas tongue twister twists tongues.
Mr. See owned a saw. And Mr. Soar owned a seesaw. Now See's sawsawed Soar's seesaw Before Soar saw See, Which made Soar sore. HadSoar seen See's saw Before See sawed Soar's seesaw; See's saw wouldnot have sawed Soar's seesaw. So See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw. Butit was sad to see Soar so sore just because See's saw sawed Soar'sseesa.
Betty had butter
Butter was bitter
Betty bought better butter to make bitter butter better
If you understand, say, "understand" . If you don't understand,say, "don't understand". But if you understand and say "don'tunderstand". How do I understand that you understand? Understand!
I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wishthe witch wishes, I won't wish the wish you wish to wish.
Sounding by sound is a sound method of sounding sounds.
A sailor went to sea to see, what he could see. And all he could seewas sea, sea, and sea.
Purple Paper People, Purple Paper People, Purple Paper People
If two witches were watching two watches, which witch would watchwhich watch?
I thought a thought. But the thought I thought wasn't the thought Ithought I thought. If the thought I thought I thought had been thethought I thought, I wouldn't have thought so much.
Once a fellow met a fellow in a field of beans. Said a fellow to afellow, "If a fellow asks a fellow, Can a fellow tell a fellow what afellow means?"
Mr. Inside went over to see Mr. Outside. Mr. Inside stood outsideand called to Mr. Outside inside. Mr. Outside answered Mr. Insidefrom inside and Told Mr. Inside to come inside. Mr. Inside said "NO",and told Mr. Outside to come outside. Mr. Outside and Mr. Insideargued from inside and outside about going outside or coming inside.Finally, Mr. Outside coaxed Mr. Inside to come inside, and then bothMr. Outside and Mr. Inside went outside to the riverside.
SHE SELLS SEA SHELLS ON THE SEA SHORE, BUT THE SEA SHELLS THAT SHESELLS, ON THE SEA SHORE ARE NOT THE REAL ONES
The owner of the inside inn was inside his inside inn with hisinside outside his inside inn.
If one doctor doctors another doctor does the doctor who doctors thedoctor doctor the doctor the way the doctor he is doctoring doctors?Or does the doctor doctor the way the doctor who doctors doctors?
"When a doctor falls ill another doctor doctor's the doctor. Doesthe doctor doctoring the doctor doctor the doctor in his own way ordoes the doctor doctoring the doctor doctors the doctor in thedoctor's way"
We surely shall see the sun shine shortly. Whether the weather befine, Or whether the weather be not, Whether the weather be cold Orwhether the weather be hot, We'll weather the weather Whatever theweather, Whether we like it or not. Watch? Whether the weather ishot. Whether the weather is cold. Whether the weather is either ornot. It is whether we like it or not.
Nine nice night nurses nursing nicely.
A flea and a fly in a flue Said the fly "Oh what should we do" Saidthe flea" Let us fly Said the fly" Let us flee" So they flew througha flaw in the flue
If you tell Tom to tell a tongue twister his tongue will be twistedas tongue twister twists tongues.
Mr. See owned a saw. And Mr. Soar owned a seesaw. Now See's sawsawed Soar's seesaw Before Soar saw See, Which made Soar sore. HadSoar seen See's saw Before See sawed Soar's seesaw; See's saw wouldnot have sawed Soar's seesaw. So See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw. Butit was sad to see Soar so sore just because See's saw sawed Soar'sseesa.
Betty had butter
Butter was bitter
Betty bought better butter to make bitter butter better
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
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