Here is the second part of the story I am writing in stages. The previous part can be find in this page:
Many babies do get
jaundice. There are many risk factors for it, especially in newborns whose
liver is quite immature. The problem is that the yellow substance has the
potential to enter the brain and cause some damage there. This baby, I think,
will be OK. Then I think about the parents, how worried they must be if my
medical officer already talked about exchange transfusion. I decide I better go
for a while to the hospital.
I jump in my car. Well, not really jumping, or rather not jumping at all. Most cars are made so that jumping in them is virtually impossible. Only convertibles, but then in most convertibles, people do not just jump in either. So, I enter my car in a normal way and drive to the hospital. My music is on and the song, titled, ‘Lean on me’ by Bill Withers, is playing. I like the song. “Everyone needs someone to lean on”, comes on later in the song.
I jump in my car. Well, not really jumping, or rather not jumping at all. Most cars are made so that jumping in them is virtually impossible. Only convertibles, but then in most convertibles, people do not just jump in either. So, I enter my car in a normal way and drive to the hospital. My music is on and the song, titled, ‘Lean on me’ by Bill Withers, is playing. I like the song. “Everyone needs someone to lean on”, comes on later in the song.
The road is dry but it
has rained a lot in the past two days and I can see the reflection of the moon
in the shallow rice fields which look a bit like medium sized lakes. The
thought of water feeding the rice plants, connects somehow in my brain with the
story of the first settlers in America. They were crossing vast plains areas
that were fertile but because they seemed so dry, and failed to find water,
they moved on. The following generations however decided to dig a bit deeper
than their forefathers and found the most abundant streams of water to irrigate
the enormous areas.
When I read this story for the first time, the author compared the situation with so many of us living only superficially. We need to dig deep in our self, in our ego, in our mind and in our heart to find our calling, to find our talents and to find, yes, the source of abundance that is meant to be ours in our life. If we find deep within our ultimate talent, or calling, our work will become our hobby and we will shine as a bright light. Soon I reach the hospital,…
(To be continued)
Where is the next part....??I have nearly discovered all your write ups...but This is incomplete...the story is faar better than they show on TV.....please complete it..
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