LETTER TO MY HONOURABLE TEACHER
LETTER TO MY HONOURABLE TEACHER
Prof. Gangadhar Sahoo, Dean
IMS & SUM Hospital & Pro. Vice Chancellor, SOADU,
Bhubaneswar
Introduction
I have chosen a profession where one can render twin pious services teaching and healing. My subject Obstetrics & Gynecology is such that I play the role of a family physician. Therefore I come across all cross sections of the society. As a Dean in a private medical college I face some peculiar issues related to students. The common problems are maladjustment, miscommunication and mental stress, the last being the worst. It is observed more among girl students. The commonest cause is that parents force their children to undertake medical course against their will. Most of the girls had minor degree of depression from which they recovered after counseling and treatment. I met three girls who were on the verge of quitting the course but with much difficulty due to cooperation of parents, dedication of the psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors and constant supervision of the teachers we could succeed to bring them to the main stream. Here is a letter I received from such a student after she passed MBBS successfully. I thought that it will be a great help to others if it is published. It will be an eye opener for both the parents and students. The letter goes like this.
Respected Sir,
My reverential salutation goes to your feet. Hope my letter will meet you in sound health and cheerful mind. I am so proud finding you as my mentor. I have completed my MBBS degree with your blessings only. I have gathered a lot of experience during the period of my study in your college. It is not easy to accomplish the entire knowledge which I gained. However, I would like to narrate a little bit of that. It will be my pleasure to present my thoughts before the learned personnel as reproduced below.
“Service to Mankind is service to God. Service to mankind is such a quality which is divine and inborn, and makes one’s life prosper only in rendering services to the needy people.’’ This was my version in a dance competition which touched the heart of the judges sitting on the stage and also it fascinated the minds of the large audience. It was my great pleasure that I was awarded with the crown of glory queen in the national level festival organized in Puri sea beach in 2016. Thousands of people clapped and inspired me for a successful journey to achieve my goal. From that very day I took an oath to become an idyllic and gallant social worker. Keeping it in my mind, I took admission into the MBBS course under SOA University. Simultaneously I contributed my presentation as a dancer in the competition of Dance Odisha Dance programme organized by Sarthak T.V. Channel and being selected by the judges I could be able to reach at the level of best 16 positions. This tedious task of competition continued for whole night. As such it was difficult on my part to continue both the jobs concurrently. Ultimately I became sick and suffered from mental agony. I had no option other than to quit dance competition so as to concentrate on the MBBS course. My parents left me in the hostel for my better study. I had no experience of living away from my family. So the mental tension and pressure of study made me tense and restless. My parents took me back from hostel on my request.
The girl, who took the oath to be an ideal social worker, came back home having lots of frustration in her mind. My parents also had their fears and anxieties for my unpredictable status quo. They tried their level best for my recovery but everything went wrong. Under such helplessness circumstances, my mother met you and placed all the matter. Being an ardent devotee of God, you came forward to extend your all sorts of remedial deeds to get me back on board. In fact I was already at the vulnerable point of being a psychiatric patient. I was afraid of attending my classes. My parents put pressure on me and sent me to the college, but I neither attended my class nor appeared the exam. Being a professor as well as the Dean of the Medical College, you could be able to understand my case history and immediately consulted with Dr. Surjeet Kumar Sahoo, senior psychiatrist and HOD. Besides, you took me to meet all the HODs and held a lengthy discussion with them in respect of my activities. All your heartfelt efforts created a hope of divine light in me. It was a miracle, I started recovering gradually and my behavior turned into normal. From that very day, you kept me under your direct supervision. My mother was in regular contact with you Sir. You collected all information from my mother and my teachers. Whenever required you personally talked to me and guided. Sometimes you visited my class to get a direct impression on me. I gradually recovered being motivated with your healing words and heart touching lyrics and illustrations. In the mean time I got an opportunity to perform a solo dance on 26th January -2018. My performance (Bande Mataram) touched your heart and it delighted whole audience. You guided me in all respect, every time as if you were my God Father. With your moral support and inspiration, I climbed up all the steps of prosperity one by one and I had never looked back since then. When those incidents flashback in my mind, I cry and cry with an unrecognized fear of thunder and lightning and streams of tears come down from my eyes. One day you told me one thing from your experience which impressed me the most. You told me that one who is brilliant in any one subject and who has talent in any event can excell easily in another subject or event totally unknown to him or her. “You have got talent in dancing. You can easily be fitted to medicine. Keep dancing as your passion and medicine as your profession.”
Today I remembered the incident occurred on 22nd March-2018. I was on tour to New-Delhi to appear at the Senior Odissi scholarship examination with your permission as honorable Dean when different competitions for annual function of the college were going on. In this regard, on my request, you extended the date of the function so as to enable me to participate in the competition. In fact I am so obliged and grateful to you for your memorable and genius act of sympathy.
One day I was in dilemma as to whether I should become a dancer or a Doctor (social worker), now this has been eliminated and I have been able to make both the dreams fruitful. I felt it as a fact that if I am standing on the pillar of success that is only because of my parents and you my loving Dean Sir.
I do promise that I shall serve the people in both the platforms by giving heath service as well as entertaining them.
With deep regards to my loving Dean Sir.
Your Obedient Student
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