Points to Ponder — Page 54
— 54 Upon arrival, the boy said, “ Please give me permission to go back. ” The physician said, “That quick ! You had come to learn medicine. ” The boy answered, “I have learned the medicine. It is not very difficult for an intelligent person. ” The physician said, “I have not even given you one lesson. Where did you learn the medicine from?” The boy said, “Intelligent people do not need any lessons. By the grace of God, I am intelligent, and I have learned all the medicine. ” The physician tried to convince him that he should stay longer and study medicine in a disciplined way, but the boy did not agree and went back. People of his town were surprised to see him back so soon. He said, “It is not difficult for an intelligent person to learn medicine. And I learned the medicine right upon arrival there. ” Anyhow, a rich person fell ill and called the boy for treatment. The boy felt the pulse, asked about the condition a nd then said, “You are a rich person. How can you digest such things? Tell me, did you eat horse ’ s straps?” The patient said, “What stupid things you are saying, does anyone eat horse’s straps?” The boy said, “Whether you accept it or not you did eat horse’s straps. ” When the servants saw that he was putting down their master, they beat him up. They continued beating him up and he continued insisting that his diagnosis was correct whether they believed him or not. Finally they asked him what he meant. He said, “T he matter is so because the physician I learned medicine from went to see a patient. I examined his movements carefully. I saw that the physician looked around and picked up the few garbanzo beans fallen