THE YELLOW CANDY
©️ Dr. Aparna Govil Bhasker
He saw me standing lost in my thoughts,
He noticed that I didn’t ask for a coffee today,
His old experienced eyes perceived that I was not my usual self,
He waited for the moment when I would look at him,
The moment I turned around he waived and reached out to me with a yellow candy,
I took that one, and promptly he offered another one and a big toothy smile free,
And a smile begets a smile, so magically, the frown on my face turned into a smile,
Something eased in that moment and a twinkle returned to my eyes,
As doctors, we have to be kind to everyone, but sometimes a yellow candy of kindness can do wonders for us too. Such precious moments are enough to keep us going.
©️ Dr. Aparna Govil Bhasker
PS- “He” is the coffee vendor at one of the hospitals I visit.
(Picture courtesy- Parle Archives)
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