Gerald D'Cunha

“ You treat a disease, you win, you lose. You treat a person, I guarantee you, you'll win, no matter what the outcome.” -      Hunter ‘Patch’ Adams I n our Tai Chi class, yesterday, a new entrant wanted to know about my profession… “I am a teacher,” I said. “Wow! A noble profession,” was how he responded. And, he didn’t sound to me insincere. “Where do you teach?” the gentleman asked me next. “I teach in my own institute,” I said, “I run a coaching institute.” “That’s really great,” he further complimented me. And, again, I don’t think he was being insincere. Now, I have had many responding to my statement, “I run my own coaching institute,” with this, too: “Wow! Minting money!” We have either said this or heard this:”Teaching is no more a noble profession”… “Schools and colleges are business houses”… “Being a doctor is no more a noble profession”… “Hospitals and nursing homes are bu...