Indian tradition considers doctors to be images of the Lord because they infuse life to a dying person. Till two decades back, this image continued to live. What remains now is a totally different and very ugly shaped image.
Doctors of olden days were humane, life loving, not very much interested in luxury and amassing wealth and used to lead a dharmic life.
Doctors of today are monsters. Their sole aim is to grab as much money as possible without paying any concern to dharma. They are least interested in the welfare of the patient. They have daily targets in money grabbing, like brokers and agents. They prescribe unnecessary tests, differ with one another in opinion, are full of egoism and bent upon draining the patients' purse.
Such a pious occupation has become so degraded and heinous that no one respects a doctor nowadays whole heartedly. Doctors are like lepers or parasites on society. All values have deserted them. Their only and one aim is to earn the fast buck by hook or by crook.
In India, death by medical negligence is too common. And law is lame in India. Any one can buy law if he has enough money and political leverage. Law applies only to common man here. The rich and powerful are above law. This is the sad truth. So the common man's refuge is theory of Karma wrongly understood. They think it is their fate and a doctor should not be blamed for negligence. That is where a negligent doctor happily finds an escape and continues to thrive with the ignorant populace.
What a great profession! How pitiable it has become!! Can India hope to have humane and selfless doctors even in the coming 200 years? In all probability it is doubtful.
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I totally agree with you.
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