Good morning friends
On Friday, we were privileged to attend the prestigious Dr. Nitu Mandke Oration. The speaker was eminent cardiac surgeon Dr. Anvay Mulay, famous for his heart transplant surgeries. Manoj and Anvay are classmates, so we know firsthand that Anvay is not only an excellent cardiac surgeon but also a wonderful human being. Anvay was talking on “ New frontiers impacting cardiac surgery “. Obviously, he talked a lot about the recent advances in the techniques of cardiac surgery but he also touched upon some basic concepts. While talking about cardiac valve surgeries, he made a profound statement. He said, “We still cannot match God given valves in spite of the advances in technology” …. And is this not true for many other parts of our body ?We don’t realise or value the wonderful, super computers that our bodies are, until something goes wrong with them. We take our bodies for granted, we are ready to complain when some body part is not working well but we hardly ever stop to thank our bodies. Our body is such a complex machinery, with so many organs and systems working smoothly and efficiently 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with no holidays !
Anvay’s statement once again reminded me that I need to thank the Creator of this beautiful but complex system that we are endowed with.
Let us take a few moments every day to thank the creator for this incredible and inimitable creation called body,
Love,
Anjali Bhatawdekar
