A Visit To A Hospital

                  A clash took place between tow rival parties in which three persons received bullet injuries. My father went to the enquire about the health of one of the injured. I accompanied him one day and saw the pitiable condition of patients in the ward. There were about 30 beds with patients either lying or reclining. About half a dozen of patients were moaning miserably and their condition was critical. One of them stopped moaning after about half an hour and Iwas shocked to learn that he had expired. After a couple of hospital formalities, the dead body was handed over to his relatives. In the nearby outdoor department of the hospital there were pathetic scenes. Ailing children were wailing, a few women suffering from some disease were lying out under a tree. They looked more like skeletons. An unconscious patient was being carried on a stretcher. Some boys were brought on cots with fractured bones. A profusely bleeding women, injured in an accident, was being taken to the casualty ward. There were some bandaged patients who winced with pain. The courtyard and the corridors were crowded and the sight of suffering was unbearable. before leaving the hospital I muttered sincere prayers for the recovery of patients.