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Wise Words of Innocence

I was 14 when I was diagnosed with PRE-B-ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA at Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore. It was a hard time for my parents to manage a household in an unknown city where an unfamiliar tongue was in power where as I enjoyed all the luxuries of a private room in the pediatric ward. But then came my aunt with her one year old daughter, Anusha, to my parent’s rescue. She managed the household chores which mainly included preparing the dishes that I demanded, my Dad took care of the official paper work at the hospital and my Mom somehow managed to handle my tantrums in ward.

Becoming a doctor was never my ambition, not even for the essay writing in school. But my stay in Vellore among all the doctors somehow inspired me to become one even though I sucked at biology.  I went back to school, chose biology as my main paper in high school and I am glad that I could at least get a first division in the board exam. By the end of my schooling, I knew very well that there is no way that I am going to be the doctor I once wished to be.

My dad applied my name for almost all the government run institutions in India for MBBS. Having no hope in pursuing the degree I had given up studying when one day Anusha, then 5years old, sent me a mail. Half sleepy half awake I checked the mail hoping it to be another of her cute poems/drawings for me. We had bonded like soul sisters in our days shared in Vellore and the bond still continues, the 13 years age difference doesn’t matter. So anyway the attachment in the mail said that-  

Dear Akankshya Di, if you find anyone sad then please do this- Tingle them for 3 minutes in the morning, then in the afternoon hug them tight, then at night cuddle for 2 minutes, Please do this for 5days till they are happy. 
If you’re sad then do these to yourself. Ask your mom to tingle you, hug you and cuddle with you and if you’re still sad then call me and I will tell you a good joke.
If you do these then you’ll become Dr. Akankshya, the Happylogist.


I was awestruck and speechless after reading these words coming from a 5year old. I had lost all my hope in becoming a doctor but this awesome sister of mine filled me with optimism when there was none in me. Her words, probably spoken in the innocence of her age, inspired me to make another effort and not give up in what I once wanted to be. This morning I woke up dreaming about her and I knew right then to write this article. She is the one who gave me hope when all the elders scolded me for my carelessness regarding studies, she is the one who gossips with me over phone about our mothers, she is the one who can turn poor jokes into great ones by supporting them with her Horse-like laughter, or so my aunt says. She is the sister I love with all my heart. Even though I went on to become a student of literature, her wise words of becoming a Happylogist still stay with me when I am sad, her words bring back my lost hope in life. 

Comments

Pramod said…
I didn't know Lisi wrote such an adult like letter to you. Really inspiring. Now why don't you practice it?

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