Random Thoughts

Sitting at home after a long adventure in the Greek hospitals I started wondering about the value that people have in our lives....Two weeks ago I went through the hospital doors suffering from acute pancreatitis due to gallblader stones...2 illnesses I had no idea what they were until I got to experience them the hard way...the pain was so sharp that even the tube inserted from my nose to my stomach wasn't painful enough to distract me....and then (2 opium sedatives later) I realized I had to notify a few people about where I am and how long I was going to be absent...While making that not-so-long list I discovered that there were people very dear to me that didn't even want to talk to them and this mere fact hit me so strange but so strange that gave me something to think about during my two-week painful stay at the hospital...
So there I was...stuck on an uncomfortable bed with a 95-year-old woman next to me (who by the way was looking for her mother) looking at the ceiling,praying for my torture to end as soon as possible...suddenly the telephone rings! a friend is wishing me to get well soon I thank her and I hang the call up very quickly...and then another calls and another and another...I switch the mobile phone off and then I find myself wishing for a few people to call me...I won't reveal their names or the role they play in my life but I will tell you that,my dear blog,you can understand how much you love a person not when you are seeking him/her out in moments of joy but in moments of pain and discomfort and although I didn't want them to be hurt by seeing me or listening to me in a horrible condition still their voice would bring me comfort and hope at my most desperate times.
Who says that true feelings can be understood in laughter and in pain is seriously mistaken...I could share my joy with lots of people but there were very few people I wanted to share my pain with.....
No particular reason for all of these...it just crossed my mind and thought that it would be nice to share it...Good night!