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Experience of life, in company of a high profile person



I have treated Veena (name changed) for asthma and her bad condition of continuous dry cough, got better over last 2 weeks. She was living in a dirty manner, unable to do much, feeling weak, whole body showing dryness. Her attitude showed dejection from others and self, as she never received care; she would move her own hair harshly while getting treated.

Now, she is cleaned-up, her dress is more neat, she doesn’t cough during my entire stay of few hours but just once but keeps sitting comfortably, waiting for her turn to be treated.

Everyone tells, how her cough has reduced drastically and she is much better. She also tells that she is not coughing anymore, able to sleep better, though there is still some cough in the night. Yesterday, she told me she is now able to take out her own clothes, take bath, wash her clothes and thus do her daily chores, while earlier she was taking help from others for all these. While, I was treating her, she kept looking at me, I asked what is it, Veena? It took her some time, then she expressed her deeply felt gratitude by telling how she has been feeling better. I was loved and thanked in some invisible ways, in those moments. Her attitude touched me deeply and I felt overwhelmed.

Last week, she had told me about her life story, very briefly but as a close friend would do. She had become an orphan many years ago, and had no-where to go, no one to take care of, when she was being asked to leave the house of her parents, a lady from the neighborhood, acted kind and gave her shelter. She made her do some cleaning in her home, but gave her place to stay and food etc. 2 years back, she left her in this home for destitute, where she is staying currently.

Veena is not educated, cannot read/write, cannot speak or understand English, hence cannot do a job which requires any of these skills. She has different qualities.
Each time, she spoke to me I noticed a person who was caring, selfless, simple and patient. I saw her courage and mindfulness, when she would not even make a sound, as not to disturb others, though her expressions showed she was bearing pain. She was pure and looked at positive side of situations and people. She was understanding, when the aunty left her in Ngo home, she had no complaints, but understood that she had her own children and less space. She expressed gratefulness to everyone, and noticed the subtle. She helped other people living in the shelter home, as I noticed time and again. I consider her a very high profile person therefore, of high character and goodness that showed.
While treating her, I was trying my best that she gets ok and brushed her head once, with care of a healer. She noticed and has been responding to me in her own way, expressing friendship, gratefulness.

I truly lived life, in those moments of my interaction with Veena.

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