Sundays I tend to catch up on the News from certain “Islands” that I spent a significant portion of my working life. There are Two of them…And, To say the least, it is certainly entertaining to review their handiwork.
A certain tiny island that I used to work in was unique in the sense that “brilliant people” who used to live there always used to look down upon anyone that is not from their “tiny community”….Tiny in more than one sense of the word. Anyone “outside” of their community was inferior…either a Liar or an Imposter. They were absolutely so full of themselves that, a suitable comparison was Hitlers Nazi philososphy. “We are the best [ Aaryans] and no other nation was anywhere near us” was their motto….And if there was a scandal…It is always the lesser Nantionalities….Never one of their own. It was “unthinkable” to even imagine that they would get involved in a scandal.
So I was reading the news yesterday….And I read that Ministry of Health in this particular island has suspended a consultant surgeon in Private sector who has commited fraud of more than 100K by using 6 TOSP codes for a procedure that takes only 2. Oh well …I thought, may be one of those “pesky fradulent foregners” , certainly not the ” brilliant honest natives who had exemplary careers” No way….Well needless to say, I was ofcourse wrong.
I am sure they will come up with some plausible explanation….”honest mistake” , “Blinded to the error” , “overlooked the details” …Or may be even the coding nurses fault…who was probabaly one of those “dishonest lazy immigrants”
On the other hand…what more can you expect from a culture that worships money as a religion ? Have no family or social values other than money ? I came across one “joker” that proudly asvertised ” taking blood from Migrant worker dormotries in a Covid 19 pandemic” as a prime qulaification for practicing colorectal surgery in private sector. This lunatic even displayed photos of such individuals on the website ….No consent or PDPR …Nothing. This particular individual would sell his mother even without blinking an eyelid for money! A first class beggar for sure!!
Therfore the “Island mentality” of looking down upon anyone or anything that one does not understand is not surprising in this cohort of individuals….It is a defence mechanism. It is a way of justifying the delusional state of affairs that exist in this tiny island and its inhabitants….
In hindsight …..I never belonged there. I had values that went beyond ” Money”. Neither did many of my colleagues who left this place. They also had values and Moral principles they lived their lives by…And hoarding money by even selling ones parents was not among their values nor mine!
Our values were not for sale…
On that note I will end the post here. One final note though….You can run but You cant hide, Karma will invariably catch up with you. If you are a liar and a fraud – Enjoy while it lasts!!
Safe surgery!
LBS
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