Watch whatever you wish for, it might just come true

Precisely, the story of my journey back to India started one day before the actual date i.e. 26th Feb 2009 where the real fun began. I was given a good luck and safe journey party by my friends and they took me to a Thai restaurant. The food was really good and one of my friends droved me back to my house. But after sometime I realized that I lost my wallet and I had everything inside it from money to visa cards. And I was supposed to leave next day i.e. 27th Feb. But thank God it fell down inside her car and she had to drive all the way from her home which was around 15 miles away in the chilly winter at 11 PM just to give my wallet. I will always remember that.

Now the real fun is coming. Next day everything was on time and I finally boarded my flight from Omaha and reached Newark. Here the waiting time for my next flight to New Delhi was 5 hours so I had to kill my time by any means. I kept roaming around like a rolling stone without any aim but suddenly I started thinking “Shit man it’s been almost one year I haven’t seen any real patient and if I continue like this I will definitely forget that I am a doc”. Then a small voice started whispering on the back of my mind “Why can’t you wish that you get to see one on your flight back to India”. I must have wished that because the saying “Watch what you wish for because it might just come true” actually fits here.

Once dinner was served and everyone was either sleeping or watching the in-flight movies, me too I was watching Pink Panther. Then suddenly someone shouted help help. It was from one row behind me and I turned to look what was actually happening. There I saw an old gentleman had fainted while he was standing on the hallway and a young guy was holding him. To be very frank here, I was actually afraid to approach them and said “I am a doc and let me handle it”. But before I could decide what to do I was already beside the old man and examining him for any danger. He came around after a few seconds and I asked him few questions to make sure that he was not in any danger. Came to know he had taken some scotch during dinner, otherwise he was perfectly fine although he was 80 years old. So I thought the unconsciousness might be due to postural hypotension due to dehydration from drinking alcohol. So I gave him some water and juice and told him to have a thorough check up once he reached India. But I had to keep a watch on him throughout the flight time and frequently asked him of any problem and couldn't close my eyes the rest of the journey. But luckily nothing bad happened. And I thanked to God for that and decided not to make such a wish ever again. But till now I still keep wondering how can it be possible that my wish actually came true so fast. It never ever happened before in my life.

The message here is that whatever you wish it should be something which is a win win situation and not like mine. Even though I got my wish but the old gentleman had to suffer. So be careful what you wish because your wish might actually put someone in danger in case it comes true.

....ILA