A parable Jesus of Nazareth spoke to His followers was about fruit bearing in thirty, sixty and hundred fold!
It is a common sight in nature that any fruit bearing plant or tree would bear their fruits differentially! None would bear hundredfold all the time in the way we are conditioned!
It is good to reflect on our understanding of this theme in our lives.
A child is assessed for his performance in the school for academic achievements. A child who came to visit me recently, told me about his struggles to read and write and the enormous difficulties to get the spellings correct. His performance is therefore below the average. But it this this boy who took the initiate to help one of his classmates when he was hospitalised following a fall. He visited him every day in the school and told him the different lessons taught in the class. He took something to encourage him everyday: a greeting card signed by all his class mates, a chocolate bar, a book to read, etc. This boy is the one even according to the teachers to find out why any child was absent in the class. Whenever there is a class or school function, he would take the lead to prepare fo rte occasion. It is this orientation he has towards his neighbours and at home.
He has his struggles in his academic performance and is not therefore seen to be 'successful'. As a human being he is a role model and inspiration.
Those of us who work in a hospital has a pressure to deliver services in a cost effective manner. The income generation although is an important factor, I hope that alone is the measure of being a 'successful' physician. If, our calling, is to make 'healing' experiential, then hospital is a place of hospitality for patients to return home with an affirmation in their prospects of recovery. Listening to them and and making them feel heard is one sure way to restore that inner wellness, which is the beginning of that recovery journey.
We can be fruitful in different ways as long as we are touching others with thoughtfulness, kindness and altruism.
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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