Longings of a heart

“Christ did not die for all men, but for each man. For, if you were the only person existing in the universe, He would have still died for you.”- C.S.Lewis .   Emergency operating room is a venue of diverse emotions. As an anesthesiologist, you listen to the stories of patients and cannot but be touched- sometimes with warmth and empathy and sometimes with heartbreak and pain.  The duty that day was not a hectic one –in the sense not one that would get onto your nerves. As I was sipping my coffee two slips requesting for surgery were passed on to me. One was a 7 year old boy with 45% burns and since the child had some time for the mandatory 6 hours fasting, I had a chat with the pediatric surgery registrar who was on that case. It was one of the saddest stories I have heard.   The father of the boy posted for surgery had an illicit relationship with one of the relatives. The mother having known the truth had a major fight with her husband. The latter got fully drunk