Sickness and Poverty 疾病和贫困

Sickness is a common occurrence in life. It is almost impossible for a person to be totally free from sickness throughout a lifetime. And it is a common phenomenon to fall sick and come to the end of a lifespan. Sometimes, we just have to accept that the consequence of a serious sickness would lead to death. However, if it is avoidable, it is better to live on till the very last breath.

Therefore, those who are working in the hospital should not lose sight of healing and rescuing people from untimely death. However, quite many hospitals are inclined to become commercialised today. And these hospitals are meant to serve the rich and those who can afford the ever increasing medical bills.

Perhaps, it is necessary for every doctor and those working in the hospital to be reminded that the patients may die due to sickness but never poverty. And this is a huge challenge facing not only those working in the hospital but also the public in general. Unless our society is more caring for one another, likely the hospital will continue to incline herself to be a commercialised institution.

疾病本是生活中常见的事情，而一个人在一生中几乎不可能没有患过疾病。并且一种常见的现象即是寿命结束前先会进入生病阶段；我们有时必须接受严重疾病会导致死亡。然而，如果可以避免，最好能活到最后一口气。

那些医务人员实在不应该忽视了他们是要治愈和拯救人免至过早离世。然而今天不少医院已经倾向于商业化，它旨在为富人和能够负担不断增加医疗费用的人提供服务。

或者每位医生和和医务人员都需要自我提醒，病人可能病死，却不应该贫死。当然对于那些在医院工作的人而言，这是一个巨大的挑战。除非我们的社会能够更加彼此关心，否则医院可能会继续迈向成为一个商业化的机构。