Was the Author a good doctor ? How do you know ? ( from the lesson - When You Dread Failure )
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When You Dread Failure by A. J. Cronin
A.J. Cronin, a medical doctor tells about his experience which helped him to overcome fear and depression. He explains how he learnt the all-important lesson that if one keeps on trying, even when all appears lost, victory may be wrested from defeat.
One day, a young man Robin Blair was seriously wounded when a fifty- foot fir tree fell on him. Robin Blair had married the daughter of the local minister only before three months. The injury was very serious because three or four of his thoracic vertebrae were shattered. A major operation had to be done immediately. As all the telephone and telegraphic wires were damaged due to a severe storm the previous night, no other doctor could arrive there.
While the author hesitated to do the operation, the tearful faces of Blair’s wife and parents compelled him to do the operation. The tormenting vision of his discouraging former teacher disappeared. He finished the surgery after one hour of hard effort. The patient was healed completely, and everyone was happy. The author learnt to throw away fear after this experience.
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