SUFFERING MAKES PEOPLE APPRECIATE LIFE.
INTRODUCTION:
Dr. Christian Barnard urges us to celebrate for being alive.In his speech,he narrates an incident which changed his perspective of life.
THE ACCIDENT:
Once,Dr.Barnard and his wife met with an accident.he had eleven broken ribs and a perforated lung.his wife had a badly fractured shoulder .he experienced agony,fear and anger.he asked himself why this should happen to them.since then he had a troublesome thought “why people has to suffer !".
GRAND PRIX AT THE HOSPITAL:
One day,Dr.Barnard visited cape Town 's Red cross children's hospital.there he saw ‘Grand prix' of two boys driving a food trolley happily.they took up the roles of a driver and a mechanic.the mechanic was galloping along behind the trolley.the driver steered by scraping his foot on the floor.all patients encouraged them by laughter and shouts.plates and silverware were scattered by them in the grand finale.then , nurses caught them up, scolded and put them back to bed.
SUFFERINGS OF THE BOYS:
But, the two boys suffered from serious medical problems.once the mechanic 's drunken mother mistakenly broken a lantern over him.he suffered severe third -degree burns and lost both his eyes.he was a walking horror, with a disfigured face and long flap of skin hanging.his lower jaw became gripped.he could open his mouth only by raising his head . the driver had a hole in his heart once which was successfully closed by Dr.Barnard . Now ,he had a malingnant tumour of the bone for which his shoulder and arm were amputated, a few days before the race.there was little hope of his recovery.
NEW PERCEPTION OF LIFE:
Though they both are disabled they were not worried about it.seeing the boys happiness in life,Dr.Barnard understood that he had been looking at suffering from the wrong end and realised that the joy of living is more important in the world.Dr.Barnard learnt this profound lesson from the two boys.
CONCLUSION:
We can't appreciate light if we haven't known darkness.Though this extract from Dr.Barnard's speech,we learnt to look life in a positive dimension.pleasure and pain are part and parcel of life.
MORAL: WHAT WE LOST IS NOT IMPORTANT BUT, WHAT WE LEFT IS IMPORTANT
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