The Walk through the ICCU(Intensive Coronary Care Unit)
An eerie silence, the spotless floor and walls, and the pungent smell of several drugs welcomed me as I was led into the Intensive Coronary Care Unit(ICCU) by the nurse. My pace was slow. My feet didn’t seem to want to go inside. I wouldn’t have been here if not for my Acha(Father). “It’s okay Navya, you just need to go meet him and come back, this would get over soon”, I said to myself.
As I walked into the cabin, I was welcomed by more glass doors. Through one of the windows, I saw my worst fear that day. Acha (my father) was lying on the bed, surrounded by a group of doctors (probably anesthetists), all marked in blue for anesthesia before the 4-hour long bypass surgery. He waved to me from inside. I signalled “All the Best” to him.
What if?
I didn’t want to get to the end of the question, neither did the 12-year-old me want an answer. I just wanted to see Acha the way I usually saw him at home. My superhero, the strong, bold and healthy Acha, not in the shape I had just seen him sometime before.
This incident happened a few years ago when my father had to undergo a fairly serious surgery. Looking back, I realize that there will be times when we are most vulnerable. But it is that very same vulnerability, the feeling of having no way out, that acts as a catalyst for your metamorphosis. It helps you become stronger, well, if you choose to. Yes! I chose to be strong, and even if I felt weak, I remembered to feel strong. That was the golden formula for me. It did work magic.
They say experience is the best teacher. It indeed is. This experience has moulded me into a more responsible individual. My parents have always wanted nothing but the best for me, and now, I want nothing but the best for them. I realized that in my success lies theirs. Today, every action of mine has reflection into this incident.
At the end of each day, I feel grateful to the great indefinite force that has kept things going well, which has made my world so beautiful. I feel indebted to all the hurdles that life has thrown at me, for I have realized how crucial and imperative they are in this wonderful journey. For life is not a bed of roses, but it is what you make out of it. Most of the time when you think good, you act good, your life turns out to be the same. Today, I treasure the fact that optimism is the key to every happy day and to be happy is a decision. As the leader of my life, I take this decision to be optimistic, be grateful, embrace life to its fullest, and most importantly, be happy.
