Wisdom Tooth

Last week, my tooth hurt when I was lying on my bed. I was impatient to wait till the next day, so I took some medicine in order to feel better.

As Joyce Meyer said “patience is not the ability to wait but how you act while you’re waiting.”

In the morning, I called the dentist office at the first time.

“Hi, Could I have an appointment right now? My tooth really hurts,” I said.

“If your tooth seriously hurts, you can come right now, my schedule is tight today but your case is our priority,” the dentist secretary replied.

I went ahead to the dentist office. I found just one patient in the waiting room. The seat was pretty old but comfortable. The sun shone through the window, it made the room so romantic, the place was bright and quiet. I liked it so much. I preferred to wait by reading a small documentary book which I brought with me, as usual.

Later, the dentist assistant told me that it was my turn. I was ready to open my mouth. I closed my eyes to forget the pain. I imagined I was walking on the soft sand by the Tahiti beach. This image helped me to be more confident and to unwind.

After the dentist checked my teeth, he told me I had the cavity in my tooth. It needed to be fixed, so he started to use his electric device. I heard a noisy sound like a carpentry machine cutting wood. It felt as though I was in a factory. However, I had to be patient in order to fix my tooth.

I learned from my dentist to be patient with myself. I also learned how to live with my pain silently in order to be better in the future.

As Saint Francis the Sales said “Have patience with all things, but, first of all with yourself.”

“I can’t stand to bear any device on my tooth at all,” I said

“Stop worrying about your tooth, be relaxed, your case is not complicated, it takes just five minutes” The dentist replied.

I grinned, I believe him. He is has a caring disposition. After a few minutes, he went on, “I’ve finished, thank you for your patience. I kept the nerve in your tooth.

I could have cut it but I preferred to keep it. Since the nerve helps the tooth to be alive and strong as long as possible. Fortunately, you came in the nick of time, the early we check the illness, the easier it is to fix. Remember to brush your teeth after each meal.”

“Thank you so much for your tips, I feel well now…I promise you that from now on, I will care about each part of my body…..”

I have been given good teeth, eyes, ears, lungs, health….so I’m responsible for protecting each part of my body in a good way.

Before having the pain in my tooth, it had a cavity in it. The problem was the lack of my efficient intervention in due time to avoid the cavity.

I learned from my dentist that If I had taken care of myself more, I would have suffered less.

Later if any part of my body hurts me, I know it is calling me to quickly take care of it. The more I neglect it, the more I will suffer.

If my eyes hurt me, I won’t stay up watching movies on TV or working long time on my laptop because I have to use them carefully and take care of my eyes.

If my ears hurt me, I won’t listen to loud music or use my cell phone for a long time, so I turn them off after working to take care of my ears.

If my lungs hurt me, I won’t smoke cigarettes, so I will give up smoking cigarettes to take care of my lungs.

If I gain weight, I will exercise, so I will exercise every week and I will eat healthy food to keep a good shape.

If my business is down, I will devise a new strategy to save money, so I will put many hours into the last studies in order to change my perspectives, create a new ideas for innovation.

Mostly, I don’t forget to be patient. As Warren Buffet said “The stock market is a device for transferring money from impatient to patient.”

I infer that by being patient, I can reap what I have sown and my patience will pay off.

I can obtain peace of mind attained only through self-satisfaction by doing things to the best of my ability.

My dentist is my inspiration for being patient with others. He is a brain. He studied hard to have a good degree, so he uses his knowledge to give us a tremendous service.

Before being patient with us, he has been patient with himself since he has devoted many years to study with a great passion.

He is always clean and neat, he is a team player. He never uses one word of profanity. He is never late. He is a stickler for that. Then I’m perceptive for that, too.

My dentist instilled those principals in me to be on time, never criticize someone else.
 
He is a patriotic person for our country. He didn’t leave to go live abroad as his friends in order to make an easier living or to make more money. He lives within his means. He is also thrifty because he buys just what he needs.

What I’ve learned from my dentist is that the accumulation of material possessions or the attainment of prestige is not necessarily indicative of success. However, the trick to success is to stick to your own plan when others around you seem to be getting ahead faster than you.

Being patient with your own dreams, never trying to be better than someone else, doing the best of which you are capable to be successful.

As Gandhi said “Patience and perseverance, if we have them, overcome mountains of difficulties.”

After giving a good service to us, we feel that he has loved what he does as job. So I learned from my dentist that I have to love my job in order to improve the service I give too.

My dentist is patient for checking the cavity of my tooth. He is also so patient when he carefully fixed it.

So I learned from my dentist that in order to be patient with others, we have to love them, so we have to make a relationship as patient and dentist.

As soon as we have a little bit of problem, we have to have patience to discuss any problem in detail in order to solve it definitely. As the proverb said “Patience is the key which solves all problems.”

“God cares about everything that concerns you, so feel free to talk to Him about anything” Joyce Meyer said.

If a couple breaks up that means they had many problems before due of a lack of communication, a lack of listening to each other, a lack of consideration, a lack of encouragement, a lack of respect, a lack of love...a lack of patience.

If a child behaves in strange way that means he has a problem with his tutor, his parents, his teacher, due of a lack of listening, a lack of communication, a lack of consideration, a lack of encouragement, a lack of respect, a lack of love...a lack of patience.

If we make relationships with each other like a dentist and his patient in our society, we will certainly have patience and a great love to live with others.

Since sometimes we have to be as a dentist to solve a problem with others, sometimes we are the patient, so we expect to have solutions from others.

If my dentist is my inspiration, my God has been the most patient with me. Since He gives me everything in this life to be patient with myself, with others and with Him by leaving all things that could hurt me in my health, in my mind and in my faith.

The depth and feeling of His patience touches my soul. His patience is a way for me to be more patient with myself and others, whatever happens.

My God is the most patient with me. For many years, He has tested me on anything if I could be patient with my pains, my difficulties, my parents, my siblings, my friends, my colleagues, my goals, my ambitions, my business, my principals, my faith.….and myself.

Have I succeeded my test? Actually, I don’t know but I hope to succeed it to the best of my ability like I’m sure that my dentist has done. So he is a successful person for me.


Well, to tell you the truth, my God would be proud of us if we embedded His attributes of patience within ourselves. After that, we will be like a white flower or an angel in this life, so we will live and love each other.

 

 

         ©2015 Dakir Abderrahmane

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Great wisdom in the poetry.
"Well, to tell you the truth, my God would be proud of us if we embedded His attributes of patience within ourselves. After that, we will be like a white flower or an angel in this life, so we will live and love each other."
Patience is a needed to know peace in our life. Also listen to wise voices. Thank you for sharing the excellent story and wisdom.
Coyote

[Abderrahmane Dakir]

Thank you so much.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome.

[Not here]

One thing: in paragraph 14, i think there is supposed to be a " at the beginning. Besides that, I'm not sure how to classify this piece of literature, but it is really good actually. The way you conveyed your message was outstanding and made me really feel it. Now I will try to be more patient :)

[Abderrahmane Dakir]

Thank you so much.

[A. H. Pinley]

The race that many run in life is a sprint, but life is meant to be ran like it were a marathon. The run requires development, conditioning and a lot of hard work, and with hard work requires a lot of patience. The writing could use some cleaning up, but overall a good story.

[Abderrahmane Dakir]

Thank you so much.

[Gabriel B. Burns]

Hello Mr. Dakir,
I am here to respond to your requested review from myself. Therefore, here I am to honorably provide it.

I really hate the dentist, so I found myself wanting to argue with the speaker the entire time no matter how wise his words may have been. I did like the quotes you fit in. In honesty I didn't find it all that entertaining but hey. As I said, I hate the dentist. Also, perhaps that wasn't the point of this writing. Who knows. I don't know. So don't let me burst your bubble.

Keep up the good work and feel free to send me future requests at any time!

[Abderrahmane Dakir]

Thank you so much.

[guy drori]

I liked it. It's very interesting how you wrote certain things as a metaphor to accentuate the meaning of the story. And I most definitely agree with it :)

[Abderrahmane Dakir]

Thank you so much.

[Blue Sunshine]

So very true. Still today, that's my life lesson too. Excellent job.

[Abderrahmane Dakir]

Thank you so much.

[luvs2write]

Isn't it interesting what a small event in life can teach us? The last paragraph is my favorite. Nicely done.

[Abderrahmane Dakir]

Thank you so much.

[ManasaC]

This is amazing stuff Dakir!!! Value and essentials of life explained. I really like the way u tried to imbibe the values into people by explaining the r/s b/w a doctor and patient. We do need patience during the hardest times, that is what people lack... A moral for all!

[Abderrahmane Dakir]

Thank you so much.

[Madison]

In my opinion, I think it's good, but it didn't speak to ME. I don't read these kind of things. And there was a lot of grammar mistakes. And, I did like the quotes that were indicated. Good job!

[Abderrahmane Dakir]

Thank you so much.

[Willard Wells]

I am glad you like your dentist. I see many pieces of work within this piece. You seem to have taken many life thoughts and beliefs and added them all as they connect to your dentist. Different concept and kind of a fun piece. Thanks for sharing

[Abderrahmane Dakir]

Thank you so much.