anyone of us guys who have loved & lost would have been consoled with these immortal words : if you truly love her, you should set her free & if she comes back to you, then she is meant to be yours (although we are rarely advised what we ought to to do if she doesn't come back!). or as connie francis sang it more simply : que sera sera.
i too am a great believer in fate. or destiny, as some would call it. nothing happens by chance. everything has been pre-destined & is part of a master plan. nope, this is not a sunday school message. it's about how things are just meant to be.
a few days ago, i was in the operating theatre doing this major excision & reconstruction job on this unfortunate man's head & neck, scheduled to last the best part of 12 hrs. all OT personnel were prepared for a long day & night ahead. during the course of surgery, it was discovered that the tumour wasn't as extensive as the CT scans had suggested. the procedure was completed in 9 hrs - what a stroke of good luck, i thought. i was about to call home to tell the kids that papa will be on time for dinner after all, when the patient started coughing out blood - blood coming out of any orifice is never a good thing - & his neck was getting swollen. he wasn't a pretty sight, i can tell you, but he definitely needed exploration into the neck wound. & sure enough, there was a little recalcitrant spurter (medic-speak for arterial bleed) that was eventually ligated.
the chap survived the ordeal. so did the doctors & staff. but it was a close shave. in the end, both procedures took up 12 hrs in total. just as we predicted from the beginning. just as it was pre-destined.
see what i mean? if you're meant to put in 12 hrs of work, you put in 12hrs. there's no running away from it. is this fate or what?
and this is the sunday school message : and we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. (Rom 8:28)
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doc in private practice venting steam....because life is more than just stethoscopes, syringes & getting woken up at unearthly hours.
8 comments:
If we ought to put that much time into our work, we should.
(:
By the way, I don't have that Mitch Albom book. It's too expensive, still saving up to buy it.
i mean, it's like your lecturer gives you 2 assignments, then said you only have to do 1. wouldn't you think of the time you could save?
btw, i was just teasing you about the book - i also think it's too expensive at rm58. i'm sure Popular will give a good deal soon - just need to be patient.
WHoa. Exciting, but surely tiring. But it depends how you want to view it.
lynnx,
it can be exciting if you're looking forward to 12hrs in OT, waiting for an arterial bleed that will stain the ceiling & enjoy TV meals. it did feel tiring esp. midway thru the surgery bcos there would still be another 6hrs to go (you could have flown to perth in that time!) but i perked up when the last stitch was applied bcos i know i'll be home soon. & home is where the heart is.
often, we would thank each other for a job well done - that's teamwork! personally for me, i gratefully accept the responsibility of handling the task at hand as "there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot". eccles 3:22
doc:
thAnks for dropping by with Comment at Desi's. Enjoyed your Sunday school msg because it comes from a layperson who's NOT preachy. I'll return, esp since now I'm taking a one-week sabbatical (from Blogging!:)~~ DEsi
desi,
thks for your comment.
sabbatical? you sound like a university professor. ha ha, just ribbing you!
look forward to your postings.
I have been comforted by Rom 8v28.... a few times myself
just me,
yes, it has a powerful message, hasn't it?
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