I had finished my hospital calls one day, and I could not help noticing a sharp-looking, late-model sports car which stopped at the traffic light alongside me. Visually, it was a thing of beauty! It sat there in sleek elegance, testifying by its design and engineering to its exclusive price tag - undoubtedly some where in at least the $55,000 to $75,000 range.

Its driver’s identity lay hidden behind shaded windows. But the mere presence of it bespoke a certain air of individuality and distinction for its owner - paused briefly as it was before that regulating traffic signal, until surging out ahead of the pack when the light changed to green.

It was an impressive sight - bearing in it a kind of testimonial to the skill and ingenuity that could produce it and to the spirit that had both t…