The Lost Rainbow
A few days ago, during the Ditwa cyclone, the hospital had very few outpatients. The weather outside was rainy, gloomy, and dark. And inside our moods matched the sky. Then one morning, as we were preparing for rounds, a sudden brightness appeared outside my window, and our mood lifted. While entering the lift, my student said, “Ma'am, today we are going to see a rainbow.” Just then, one of my friends, in his usual philosophical tone, said, “Where is the rainbow now? The rainbows are lost behind the skyscrapers.” As the lift door opened and we walked out, his words stayed with me. Yes, somewhere along the way, many rainbows of our old life have faded. The old days have quietly slipped away from our lives. The skyscrapers have hidden the rainbows… Newspapers have been replaced by phones… Bookshops have been replaced by quick online orders... Knitting and embroidery have been replaced by tapping on screens… Handwritten letters a...
