Big Bertha the speculum turned
and quickly jumped up onto the computer in the room. She began typing
away and eventually beckoned for Caesar to come and take a look at the
screen.
"Read this guy's medical file
and you will see what I mean," Big Bertha explained.
Caesar began glancing through
the computer....
Name: Michael Janaka
Diagnosis: Schizophrenia
"Well this guy has a
psychological problem. What does that have to do with me? I work in
Obstetrics remember!" proclaimed Caesar.
"It has a lot to do with your
department. I was there when this guy showed up at the hospital. Let me
tell you what this guy did," Big Bertha replied.
"So, this guy Janaka shows up
at the hospital carrying an unknown child in his arms. He looked really
calm, but when I glanced at him I sensed that there was something
strange about him. When asked for what his purpose was, he stated that
he had come to fill out the child's birth certificate. Janaka was then
referred over to the Obstetrics and Gynecological division of
the Hospital. Are you happy that we are are talking about your
department now?"
"Okay, okay, I did not mean to be rude," Caesar replied.
"Anyways, when he arrived there, he was given the appropriate forms
to be filled out by the department's head nurse. When he returned the
forms back, the head nurse had a puzzled look on her face. In place of
the mother's name, Janaka had simply written down "Mother - Earth."
Janaka
was requested to repeat aloud who the mother of the child was. When he
again stated that it was the Earth, he was asked to explain how the
child was born. He
responded by stating that while he was walking, the ground below him
began to shake, split open, and revealed to him the baby girl that he
was now holding in his hands. This startled the head nurse, who called
for doctors and security to be rushed to the scene.
On their arrival they immediately took custody of the child and placed
Janaka in a room for further questioning. This is when the story really
starts to get interesting. While he is being placed in the room, Janaka
goes from being calm and collected to practically losing his mind. He
started to yell at the head nurse and told her, "I am King of
Mithila. How
dare you try to question me? I will have all of you arrested and killed
for this." I mean this guy actually starts thinking that he is king of
some land. He then goes on to demand that his daughter be returned to
him. So the authorities again ask for proof that this is his daughter.
Instead of offering a DNA test or some other kind of paternity test, he
tells them that they can ask "Mother Earth" herself. He then proceeds
to run outside and starts praying to the ground and muttering a bunch
of gibberish. He then started to have a conversation with the ground
and how he needs it to tell everyone that it is the baby's
mother. After about fifteen minutes, the entire act gets old
and security takes the guy into custody. When the psych doctors come to
examine him, they instantly realize that they have seen him before.
This
guy has been roaming around hospitals trying to steal baby girls for
months. Every single time he goes around claiming that he found the
child in a pile of dirt and goes on about how she will be the most
beautiful princess of Mithila. Janaka was admitted straight
to the psych ward, and after some searching, the baby girl was returned
to the correct parents."
"Wow, so this guy steals a
child and then tried to pass the kid off as his own? He had some
nerve!" Caesar exclaimed.
"That's exactly what I was
trying to tell you. You cannot just believe every person who
walks through these doors. If that nurse didn't have the foresight to
question him further, this guy would be out in the real world with that
poor baby in his possession," Big Bertha replied.
"Yeah, you are right. Wow, you
sure do ha---." BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP. Dr. Aryan was interrupted by
his pager. "Oh crap! I totally forgot that I have to go and see this
patient! I am getting nervous again!"
"Calm down, kid. Listen, I've
told you what not to do and I've told you about some of the craziest
things that can happen here. Just go in there, be confident, and I am
sure you will do just fine. Besides, if you need any help, you know
where to find me," Big Bertha replied.
"You are right. Thanks for all
your help!" Dr. Aryan yelled as he ran down the hall to see his first
patient.
Baby Sita discovered in a field. Web Source. The Birth of
Sita
Authors Note: I chose this story because I felt that it was an
interesting birth story to write about. Most stories have some sort of
interaction between the children being born and the respective parents
(whether gods, animals, etc). However, in Sita's birth story, King
Janaka essentially just found her lying in a field and took her in as
his own. There never seemed to be any interaction between himself and
the earth. Because of this, I felt that the story would a good one to
use because in reality Janaka never really had proof that Sita was his
own. He was probably never questioned because of his stature as King.
If Janaka was a common man then I am sure his fate would have been
similar to the Janaka that I have written about. I did not really try
to change the primary details of Sita's birth story regarding how she
was born from the earth. I simply questioned the reality behind the
birth story and attributed it Janaka having some psychological issues.
The aspects that I changed were changing the setting to present day and
also having our baby (Sita) returned to her real parents. In my next
story, I am going to write about Satyavati and her fish smell that just
does not seem to go away.
Bibliography: Narayan, R. K. (1972) The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern
Prose Version of the Indian Epic.
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