Disease by Stethoscope? - Short Story About Life Experience

When I became a doctor to serve in a rural village, there was a patient who was a couple of elders.  An old man who came with his wife, who seemed a bit sick. After I checked his wife with my stethoscope, he asked randomly if it was true that becoming a doctor cost a lot of money.

I explained that it depends. Nowadays, many schools provide scholarships to smart students who have financial difficulties so they can do medical studies without spending any money. The old man nodded, understanding my explanation. He said what a kind-hearted rich person who did that.

The old man then asked again how much it cost to buy the stethoscope that I wear. I explained again that it depends on the quality. The one that I wear is a cheap one. I forgot the price, but I answered that it cost about 10 dollars.

My answer shocked him '10 dollars?' he asked with a little shout. He then excitedly talk to his wife that he can buy the stethoscope so they can know a disease without visiting a doctor. 

I was confused a bit, 'to know a disease?'. I explained again that this stethoscope is used to hear the heartbeat, breath, digestive system, pulse, and blood flow. It is basically a tool to hear the voice inside the human body.

The old man was shocked again for the second time. He explained for the whole 70 years of his life, he believed that the stethoscope is an advance thecnology tool to know specific human diseases. He tought when a chest piece placed into a human body, there will be a voice that will tell the doctor what disease that the patient had.

That is why at first the old man taught my stethoscope is an expensive tool. After I giggled a bit, he then asked again 'Does it also depend on the price? Could the expensive one know a disease?'





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