It is probably known to everyone in this institute that the heritage building of the hospital is scheduled to be repaired, and the work has already begun. I thank the lord for the following things.
- The building is eighty years old. It is very likely that it will collapse on our heads any time. Now the repair will let us live a little longer unless something else calls us away.
- The water leaking will stop. That will save a lot of water which is incidentally fresh water. We all know the city has had very poor rainfall and we need to conserve all the water we can save.
- We have been asked to keep all our patients from seven wards in one and 2/3 ward. That has taught us crowd management.
- We have been asked to move to ward 24, which was given over only partly by concerned heads of departments. That has taught us to be satisfied with what little is given unto us.
- The concerned heads of departments have retained sections of the ward which were badly needed by our patients, only because they had made commitments to companies with whose money the sections had been made. That has taught us to respect money.
- One head of department refused to let us use their space which was not used by them on a regular basis, because they had developed that area with funds raised through donations, and our staff members would make that area dirty. That has taught us the value of maintaining cleanliness of the environment. Actually it was a very eco-friendly statement, though not a friendly statement.
- One head of department refused to give us one room because all of their rooms had junk in them and he could not get rid of the junk for years. When I offered to help him get rid of the junk so that we could get that room, he declared he would get the junk out by my method and then retain that room to new junk rather than give it to us. That taught me how to make good use of other people's ideas, even if not for helping out others.
- One area in charge avoided me so that she would not have to give us a room. Finally I tracked her down, when she asked for another secure room for her in exchange of the room she would give me. That taught me maneuvering and negotiations.
- I had to go around looking for space which actually should have been arranged by the institute. That taught me to know how beggars feel.
- We were told that nobody would get offices. So now my staff members, all MD qualified, will learn how to hang around wherever they can, like canteen, katta or any other similar place when not actually treating patients.
