Tour of a different kind
The
advantage of a conducted tour is that you don’t waste time and much money. The
guide deftly draws your attention to specific and interesting details and subtly
skips some other things which warrant more time and effort. If you are lucky
you get the right guide and thankfully carry some memorable visions and
keepsakes. Well, this is a tour of a different kind. I was guided by a senior
matron along with half a dozen would be mothers through the clean and sanitized corridors of a hospital. One may wonder what could be the appropriate occasion
for a tourist to be in a hospital unless some sheer misfortune came by his or her way. I
was happily accompanying Britto and Pearl on the latter’s obstetrical tour. The
object of such tours for which appointments are precisely made was to acquaint
would be mothers and their kins to face the hour with equanimity so that those
involved could shelve their panic and trepidation at least for a while. This is
being practiced in this country, giving meticulous care and concern for
expectant mothers so that they are reassured about the safety of both the
babies and themselves. Regardless of the calling hour, you are advised where to
park your car, where to report, where to wait, where to pass through the
labour, where to be convalescing for a day or two etc. At the end of an hour,
the tourists sport looks of composure and remarkable sangfroid. They bank on
the caretakers with implicit faith and indubitable trustworthiness. I wish such
tours were arranged back home too! I doubt whether our already narrow corridors could
withstand this new crowd and it is possible that some of the tourists might
change their mind about their destined hospitals. Less said is better.
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