What I learnt at the Operation Theatre

Probably some lessons can be learnt only while being at school. 

And when you cant be sent to one, you are sent to the hospital..where the strict doctors come on 'rounds' to keep a check of your 'performance'; you get assessed by your 'report card' and undergo various surprise 'tests' and you do not really get to choose who sits adjacent to your 'bench'. 

​This hospital lesson has changed my life dramatically. It has carved out a different Me ..which is more unsheathed and coarse. 

People around me are sick of listening to my 'hospital adventures' but I am still not weary of sharing about it. 

Had this episode not occurred to me, I would not have ever been able to learn these two most important lessons- 

The first lesson being:

"I was weaker than I thought I was...."

I saw the body that I always boasted of being phenomenally Punjabi built falling apart within hours. I got to differentiate between 'birthday party attendees' and 'friends'. I saw the sad face of medical facilities in the country I paid taxes to. I saw the 'individualism' that I never got tired of bragging about taking a severe beating. 

I got to peep inside the dark room called the 'society' and it was the filthiest thing man ever created. 

And the second one:

"I was stronger than I thought I was"

I was strong because I didn't crumble after realizing that I was weak. I was strong because I was able to take this weakness as a lesson and move ahead.

I was bold enough to accept the things as it is. I was strong because I promised myself to trust Life again even after seeing its eerie side.

I was strong because I no longer was scared of pain. And since I learnt what pain is, I learnt to respect those fighting with it. I learnt to hope. I learnt to pray. 

I saw that I could surrender and accept what lied ahead of me without a revolt.
I saw that hope was not an illusion. 

I saw the true dimension of friendship and it was more beautiful than any messiah that God ever sent on the planet. 

I saw how much value my life carried. And how much I should be thankful for it. I saw life much longer than I thought and smaller than I think. 

And, what "Love" is.... 

I was strong because I was weak. And that the betrayal of Life taught me how important it was to trust...