MOTIVATION

A Little Motivation From A Brave Lady

The lady lived alone and was very inspirational

Some people think of others. Even in their own pain, they want to thank others for being good to them. They always keep others above themselves.

Meet the grand lady-Panna (which means Emerald in Hindi.)

Panna is back home from the hospital

Panna aunty is back from the hospital and the security guard told me that she wanted me to visit her. I went rushing to see her. The whole week she had been in the hospital. Her hemoglobin had fallen very low and she had a heart attack.

Every day in the WhatsApp chat group that we share. We all prayed for her good health and sent her Get Well Soon messages.

We live in the same vicinity. She lives in house number 1 and opposite that I live in 29 Number. The lady was in her eighties. Her husband had passed away three years ago.

She had a stroke and her one side was slightly paralyzed. Her speech was slurred. She had an attendant with her.

She was glad she was home. Her arms were blue as she was given many intravenous injections and were slightly swollen as well. The doctor could not find her vein and with so many jabs she was in quite a sorry state.

She sat chatting with me about her experiences in the hospital. Then she called her attendant and asked her to click a picture of hers with me. She did not like the first picture because she felt she did not look cheerful.

When the picture was captured, she asked me to put it in the Whatsapp group of Ishwar Nagar the area where we lived in New Delhi (India). She said that the message should be that Panna is well and back from the hospital and thanks to everyone for their prayers and good wishes.

I was so touched. Look at the lady who was so sick! Partially paralyzed, just up from a heart attack, living alone and wants to thank everyone and let them know that she is well.

People are brave! People are so inspirational! She thanked God and said that she was grateful that she was alive after the sickness.

I was very motivated and I immediately felt grateful that our life is so fulfilling. Our health is imperfectly perfect. We have so many things to be thankful for and far fewer problems.

We should have the joy of living. Every small effort that we make should be with a positive attitude in life. We should feel thankful for our existence.

©Dr. Preeti Singh, 2021.

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