Favorable Time

Those were the days when computer was something much great. Pramila was blessed to be part of it but she didn't knew how to use it in her life. That was the time when our computer teacher showed a flying mouse on the screen. It fascinated her the most. The teacher said those who score high in the subject will learn how to make a mouse fly on the screen. Though she hated the teaacher; she wished to learn the skill. She was an experimenter so such new things fascinated her. She wanted to learn and tryout in different way. Trying out new blends was always her interest. But she hated the teacher and so she dropped that subject and finally closed her world of fascination and imaginations forever and chose biology. Playing with technology, dream of revolving the world over single button and that to encompasses the universe in her own fist are all in the backyard forever. She has now to do with only plants and animals only.

This is how she finally landed into the field of medicine which was never her dream. Her dreams were of flying high with complete control to move up or down or tilt and twist. If her plane cries she wished to repair and rectify its needs. But now these all are history.

It was difficult in fact impossible for her to imagine herself far far away from the world that's her kick and in a place which is a total contrast. Her small grey matter is trying hard to find a niche to hang on which is not at all visible. How can technology and life find a common notch, practically impossible? But if she doesn't find one, she definitely is going to throttle.

Difficult were her days, she couldn't turn back because she doesn't want others to say, 'I knew she just can't do it. She is just a failure.' Laboriously she dragged her even though she didn't like it thinking that atleast I will earn my own living. By now she has convinced herself that dreams are good till the time they are within yourself, out it's nothing but a fuss. She has become more practical.

Life never remains the same which was unknown to her till now. There was a shift in the stars and her life took a new turn. She had a tenure in cardiac operationally theatre. We all know a person dies when heart stops beating. But witnessing an open heart surgery completely filled the voids within her. Surgery on pumping heart was what she wanted to explore. How can it be possible? That day there in OT, the function of heart is taken up by a heart-lung machine till the time surgery on heart is done. Her eyes was almost out seeing the heart function completely taken over by a machine. After surgery, the patient was shifted to ICU. Curious Pramila went to ICU, to see whether this patient's heart is functioning or not. To her surprise, she can see his chest rising and falling. Still not satisfied, she hears his heart sound with a stethoscope, same 'Dhsk-Dhak' sound.

This event thrilled and excited Pramila and pulled her far far away from what seemed to be fading interest. Now her eyes seeked what more fascinations are there in this OT. She saw another day laparoscopy surgery of gall bladder. Amazed by the use of robotic arms for the surgery and above all a camera to see the view. She was just floating in heaven. Life totally took a U-turn blooming a soul who thought there is no hope but she forgot that a dried seed holds a tiny shoot within which germinates into a plant in favorable condition. Yes, life without technology is impossible to imagine, but the real glaze of it's visible only in favorable condition, just like what Pramila witnessed.