my lil friends...

This blog is dedicated to my little friends whom I’ve met during my pediatrics ward roster. Taufiq, Barun, and that another girl whose name I’ve forgotten. I think about them, those unassuming kids, their innocent, delightful smiles, and the way they brave all the adversities that their lives, even during their short stay in this world, have bestowed upon them. I will remember how baby taufiq kept tugging at our stethoscopes, there were at least 6-7 of them placed on his chest. I will never forget how he recognized me the next day as well, and put his arms out, wide open, asking me to pick him up. I will remember dear lil barun, who took my pen and wrote his name on his hand and smiled each time we were doing the vocal fremitus test on him. Then that lil girl, whose name I have forgotten, she asked for a chocolate and gave me a big smile when I got her one the next day. These lil kids smile even when they really have no reason to be happy about. Congenital heart disease, tuberculosis, acute leukemia….to name a few miserable diseases they suffer from. Maybe, ignorance truly is bliss in their case. When I look at them, I feel happy and sad at the same time, and I say an earnest prayer for all of them, asking god to look after them, such that the smiles on their faces are preserved for ever.