Page 82 - Character Types of the Unbelievers

CHARACTER-TYPES OF THE UNBELIEVERS

cepted that those who have no money are always treated without re-
spect and some doctors who work in hospitals are very good at treat-
ing such patients in compliance with this flawed mentality. The
patients that doctors have to deal with in hospitals are most often

poor. For this reason, the doctors acting in compliance with the ration-
ale of ignorance regard themselves as the most important people in
the hospital. Due to the same flawed rationale, they do not often look
at their patient in the face because they think that the sick person is of
no value. Even most of the hospital personnel have the same point of
view. They ignore someone asking for directions or for a doctor’s
name. They get established in their environment, become used to its

sights and forget about mercy and compassion. Even as patients are
entering the door of the hospital, they encounter the irritable attitude
of security guards who treat them badly.
In the societies living by the morality of ignorance, majority of
doctors work in a hospital more or less to earn their salary. After
working there for years, they have at most a waiting room and a treat-
ment room that doubles as an office. This is the ideal of a great many
doctors. No doubt, helping people is something to appreciate.
However, for the character of a doctor in a society of ignorance in the

basis of such diligent efforts lie mundane expectations such as ranks,
status and fame. The fact is, however, no matter what one’s profession
may be, what will make a person honorable, respected and esteemed
will be his efforts to win Allah’s good pleasure, love and the infinite
life in the Hereafter and his awareness of his weaknesses.
We should keep in mind that, no matter what their profession
may be, after living in this world for a short time, every person will

come face to face with the next world. After his death it will not matter

80