A certain physician started to practice medicine in a large city. His ambitions were strong and opportunities seemed plentiful there. Success was his right from the start. His practice became almost too large for him to handle. Fame and praise were heaped on him to overflowing. But he forgot that a doctor should do more than heal sick bodies. For this physician, a patient was only interesting if the sickness was interesting and then only as a stimulus to further his fame.

One day the prominent doctor got a letter from his best friend. The friend knew the doctor’s reputation and begged him to come to the small town where he lived and try to save his sick little boy. When the letter arrived the doctor was engaged in some research work that could make him famous. He delayed his departure for…