Friday, September 7, 2007

Touch...

During Dr. Francis Ajike clinical skill unit teaching yesterday, I re-learned a lesson.

" What Makes one a good doctor, and the other one just another useless doctor?"

"Is it the skill? NO. Is it the Knowledge? You can study that!!!"

"Then. What is it???"

It is TOUCH!!!!



Holding My Grandmother's hand


Touch makes all the difference. Just by putting your hand on a shoulder of a person who is in need, shows that you care. Just like a baby clinging on to the mother, Children holding the hands of the parents as they cross the street, Friends hugging each other in expression of love. Putting an arm around the shoulder of friend who lost a love one. Holding the hand of a person who is dying. It brings comfort. It brings joy. It brings security. And most importantly,it brings Hope and Love.

By giving a friend a hug, a pat, a touch , a shoulder to cry on , not only blesses the friend, It also makes us approachable. Putting our pride and our self down to the level of the other person. To sympathize, and to understand them., and to walk with them.

I am always amazed by Our Lord Jesus.

How people follow him everywhere. How he sit with the " sinners" ? , How He heals the sick, how He show himself to the poor , the lame, the outcasts of society. Why are all those people attracted to Him? Was it because He does miracles? Was it because He turned water to wine? Or was it because He extend His TOUCH to people in need?

I am re-learning the Lesson Of Touch, Lord.

Teach me to Love , O Lord.




3 comments:

Sarah.... said...

You'll make a great doctor, Wilfred, with your eagerness to learn and your willingness to let God teach you new things everyday.

I think that touch is a very powerful message to another person - you're affirming them as a being of worth, worthy of care.

Sarah said...

Hey!

:)

How are you doing?
How's PMS choices coming along?

Thanks for taking time to meet me in July! Glad to be able to catch up with u

Wilfred Tan said...

Hey Sarah Wong,

Thanks for your input. Truly agree with what you say- Touch affirms people,Telling them they are worthy of care.

Thanks for your encouragement. May You TOUCH lives for the Lord too.

Will keep you in prayers.


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Hi Sarah Ong from UNSW ,

( That's the problem when you know too many Sarahs without leaving behind their picture or surname...)

How are you?

Musculo-skeletal system is tougher then the rest.. Yet am very Amazed with God, How much effort and precision He must have put in when He created us....

WE ARE TRULY,TRULY "FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE!!!!"

About PMS, listed down the list, But still praying. That's why asking you to convince me why i should go to UNSW? Will need to hand up the matching list by Oct 5th.But, I'm trusting Him to provide...


Hope to catch you again. Take care.
Ex-IMU CFers....