We all the mistake of judging people too quickly sometimes, but it’s important to remember that everybody is living their own story and you never know what they might be going through.
This story is a great example of that:
A doctor entered the hospital in a 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 pacing in the hall waiting for him.
On seeing him, the father 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 any sense of responsibility?”
The doctor smiled and said, “I am sorry, I wasn’t in the hospital and I came as fast as 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 while waiting for doctor than what will you do??” said the father angrily. The doctor smiled again and replied, “We will do our best by God’s grace and you should also pray for your son’s healthy life”.
“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 by saying, “If you have any questions, 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 at 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.”
We can’t confirm whether or not this story is completely accurate but we believe that it has a great message and that’s to always remember to treat people with compassion. Remember the Golden Rule: Treat people how you wish to be treated. If we could all do that, the world might be a better place.
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