LAUGHTER, THE BEST MEDICINE

​There's this ilk of doctors I'm in love with. These guys are reticent, proficient, and they tolerate no intrusion in their line of work. Allow me some anecdotes to better acquaint you with the genus.
 
Now since the best tales usually come out of साडा पंजाब, it's only obvious that Akshay Arora should tell of a wonderful ophthalmologist in Gurdaspur. Not only could this doctor keep his sang-froid in the face of a patient attributing a microbial infection to computer-screen glare, he also proved himself to be a prince of repartee. So when the patient ranted for the third time 'डॉक्टर साहब, दिल करदाए अख़खान नू खुजाता जाऊँ, खुजाता जाऊँ,खुजाता जाऊँ।' the good doctor coolly consoled 'ओ ना ना! दिल दी सारी ग़ल्लान नी मानते।'
 
And yesterday it was the turn of Seema Jha to be at the receiving end. She'd taken her sick boy to the doctor and her anxiety began to build as the examination was completed in near-total silence. Then when the prescription was being jotted( of course, in silence again), she gave in to the temptation of ascertaining that the matter wasn’t too serious, and that sonny-boy was merely under the weather. 'ये सर्दी से ही है ना डॉक्टर साहब,' she hesitantly asked. The doctor conceded a little smile as he answered 'अगर सिर्फ़ सर्दी से होता, तो सभी बीमार हो जाते।'