May Not Stop Death. Try We Must.

In one of his stories, the famous Hindi writer Munshi Prem Chand said that whatever may happen, we must not stop trying to overcome a difficult situation like the serious illness of someone near and dear. We may not be able to save her or him, but there will always be a feeling of guilt if we do not try.
We all face such situations in life, and in spite of our best efforts, we are not in a position to stop the inevitable. Still, try we must. Health care has become too expensive and unless we have deep pockets, the health care expenses go beyond our reach. Sometimes despite all the resources at our command, we are not in a position to get proper health care because it is just not available in time. It happened during the coronavirus pandemic when patients died because ICU facilities were not available or even if available, oxygen was not available.