The Greek Oath

It took me some time to adjust back to my old surroundings, same old office, same city, same pollution levels, same electricity cuts..

The first few days had been real tough...wherever i went, be it the malls, the cafeteria, Sec-15 roads, Galaxy mini mall, juice corner..the old memories flashed back everywhere..

I could see people lacking a certain degree of sophisticacy and analytical reasoning,

something that i too terribly missed an year back...i used to be driven more by emotions than intelligence..

But the exuberant joy of being back to the old soil is also at its peak..most importantly, I dont have to cook ....also its easier to spend in INR than Euros..)

Taxis, rickshaws are easily available...though i must confess that after seeing the rash way people drive here, it will take a lot out to me to re-establish my driving skills..

Chemists, doctors can be easily consulted even after normal working hours and also lots of channels to surf on the television...

I could see some new channels coming up in the last one year..one channel had a strange name " Lok Sabha"..

I was somehow attracted to a Bengali movie being telecasted on that channel. As i switched in-between, i missed the name of the movie, but could somehow make out the plot..

It was about an ill-fated girl, who lost her mother at a very young age.Her father was always absconding and unwilling to take house-hold responsibilites.

She was married at the age of 19 and within a year, her husband died.

The society cursed her and sent her back to her father's house, where she looked after her teen brother and ailing father...Nobody in the village was willing to help them, rather a lot many opportunists tried to exploit her miserable state.

One day, a city doctor who happened to pass by that village, felt pity on her merciful state, and tried his level best to cure her father.

Though eventually he could not save her father, but as a monetary support he offered her the job of a nurse in his clinic.

When enquired by his friends the reason for showering excessive generosity on a poor stranger, he admitted that it was all because of that Greek oath he had taken during his graduation....!

I was really curious to search that Greek oath on the net:

I SWEAR by Apollo the physician, and Aesculapius, and Health, and All-heal, and all the gods and goddesses, that, according to my ability and judgment, I will keep this Oath and this stipulation to reckon him who taught me this Art equally dear to me as my parents, to share my substance with him, and relieve his necessities if required; to look upon his offspring in the same footing as my own brothers, and to teach them this art, if they shall wish to learn it, without fee or stipulation; and that by precept, lecture, and every other mode of instruction, I will impart a knowledge of the Art to my own sons, and those of my teachers, and to disciples bound by a stipulation and oath according to the law of medicine, but to none others.

I was equally excited to see if there exist any oaths for the other professions.

Oath for Engineers:

http://courses.cs.vt.edu/~cs3604/lib/WorldCodes/Hippocr.Oath.html

Oath for Lawyers:

http://www.michbar.org/generalinfo/lawyersoath.cfm

Oath for Scientists:

http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/resource/bio/pledge.htm

Oath for Policemen:

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9407E5DE1430E233A25756C1A9649C946196D6CF

Oath for Civil Servants:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oath_of_office

The movie served as an eye-opener for me, i just realized that i too owe a lot to my engineering profession and even under the worst of circumstances, i should not give up.

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My dear friend Geeta had been motivating me a lot on this front in Germany.

Thanks a ton dear, i have slowly started understanding the depth of your words!!

I should strive my best to develop my brain and provide easy solutions for the benefit of everybody!
Lets hope i keep the diva of knowledge, hard-work and innovation forever burning in my mind..