Back from the doctor
Jun. 4th, 2009 07:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tinhuvielartanisAunt Tudi and I are back from her Nephrologist. His name is Dr. Mohammed Ebrahim. I don't know if he's a Muslim. To assume that his is because of his name and country of origin would be stupid of me. He asked us where we were from and I told him Asheville, NC. Then he asked how long we'd lived down here. I told him we'd been stuck in SC for 28 years in 2 days. He thought it was hilarious that I had it down to the very day. I explained to him that people may not believe how much of a difference 70 or so miles can make, but it was like a different world down here compared to the more liberal and open-minded Asheville. He laughed again and said with that gorgeous accent of his (I have this thing about accents), "I know exactly what you're talking about, being a foreigner."
Well, that prompted a lengthy conversation about how ignorance breeds narrow-mindedness. Feudal systems designed to keep the masses ignorant came up and he got to talking about how that mindset was still very prevalent in pockets all over the world. It was a very refreshing conversation. The man has a wise head on his shoulders and I'm very glad he's Aunt Tudi's doctor.
When we got home, Aunt Tudi turned on the news and we heard part of President Obama's speech to the Muslim world, and I was heartened by what I heard. It was the cherry on top of an enlightening and thought-provoking afternoon. Hopefully, someday, ignorance will be overcome worldwide. Either that, or humanity will destroy itself. Either way, the world will be a better place.
Well, that prompted a lengthy conversation about how ignorance breeds narrow-mindedness. Feudal systems designed to keep the masses ignorant came up and he got to talking about how that mindset was still very prevalent in pockets all over the world. It was a very refreshing conversation. The man has a wise head on his shoulders and I'm very glad he's Aunt Tudi's doctor.
When we got home, Aunt Tudi turned on the news and we heard part of President Obama's speech to the Muslim world, and I was heartened by what I heard. It was the cherry on top of an enlightening and thought-provoking afternoon. Hopefully, someday, ignorance will be overcome worldwide. Either that, or humanity will destroy itself. Either way, the world will be a better place.
