Beautifully-worded
doctor's poem :
Welcome my dear patient,,
confide in me your suffering..
My decades of long study,
and my hard, exhaustive training,
is always at your service,
but understand this, my friend,
I am not God..
but neither am I the Devil !
My sleep at night, I give up,
and my time with my family too..
I sacrifice my own health
sometimes, in order to heal you..
These sacrifices I don’t regret,,
but understand this, my friend,
That I am not God..
but neither am I the Devil !
I shall treat your illness,
every night and day,
But will you get well by it?
I confess, I cannot say..
“What do you mean?” You ask,
and my answer is, my friend,
That I am not God..
but neither am I the Devil !
You may get better,
your health, vigour renewed,
Your eyes will then be filled,,
with tears of gratitude..
I do not deserve those tears..
please offer them to God..
For I am not God..
but neither am I the Devil !
I merely give you medicine,,
as my Teaching would tell me to..
But God is really the One who
restores health back to you..
He deserves the credit,,
please understand this, my friend,,
That I am not God..
but neither am I the Devil !
Illness, health, life & death..
are decided by Fate, you see..
They cannot be guaranteed,
neither by you, nor me..
As your well-wishing doctor,,
I can only try my best,,
For I am not God..
but neither am I the Devil !
So shower me, my dear patient,,
neither with praise nor hatred,,
Try to understand & remember,
this cardinal truth instead,,
I am a human being like you,,
imperfect & mortal,,
I am not God..
but neither am I the Devil !
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