Wednesday, September 17, 2008

On Pulling the Plug


Friend: Uncle, no more pain?
Patient: No mor lah. Going home soon lo.
Friend: Wah. Congratulations wo!
Patient: Haha. Thank you thank you. This one opposite gone already lo.
Friend: Who?
Patient: Nei, this one lar. The one opposite one, last night still here one.
Friend: Ohh, that one lying unconcious one ah?
Patient: Yalo. A while only, then he gone already.
Friend: When?
Patient: This morning.
Friend: Oh... I see.
Patient: The doctors came. 3 of them. They took off his mask. Then after a while he gone already lo.
Friend: I see...
Patient: They no feelings one wo. Just like take off like that. You all next time also will become like that one lar. See too much already lor.
Friend: Is it? Well, we see that everyday lor.
Patient: Ya ha? Everyday also got ah?
Friend: This is a hospital ma. Everyday got 2 or 3 lor. Now also got one in front there, the doctors trying to save that patient.
Patient: Is it? I see... What to do hor? When the time is here, nobody can do anything also.
Friend: True. Sometimes we also feel so helpless. Like we're so no use like that, cannot save the patients...
Patient: Aiya, we human, you also human ma. God already decide how long a person can live. There's nothing you can do. No matter how good you are hor, when his time come, he'll go one...

9 Jujus:

Pike-chan said...

I felt the uncle chat can be so assuring, that death is not as scary as it once thought to be. I'm jz so touched by his thoughts.

savante said...

Glad we have a supporter of sorts :)

Darren said...

one can't decide the length of his life, but its width can be.

Anonymous said...

We're so vulnarable when faced with mortality.

Legolas said...

Zen thinking patient.

TZ said...

Happy, Sad, Pain, Relax, Busy, Traffic Jam, Pack in the public transport, Uncertainty... etc :-)

Enjoy all your different moments in your life eh! :-p

Medie007 said...

pikey, good that you're touched. he's such a nice uncle.

savante, wat do you mean supporter?

MASTER silencer, very wise! :)

Medie007 said...

cc. yes very true.

leggie, u're a zen?

tz, you enjoy urself in ur life too! :D

savante said...

Supporter of sorts. At least he understands not everyone can live forever no matter what we do.