I was driving to the airport to see off my friend Aruna. She was going to Australia once again. She is a doctor there. It was a rainy day. I had closed the doors and I felt the air sticky inside the car. My car is getting older as fast as my husband. My husband had retired five years back. He had been spending time on golf and clubs since then. But the expenses for clubs were amounting equal to his pension. I am a doctor practicing in India, in a government hospital. I do not take bribes from poor patients. So I can afford only a middle class lifestyle. I hinted once the fact to my husband. He did not renew his membership to the club again. I felt pity for him. We never had a quarrel in our life. It is true that we do not have any children. But there are lot of couple having no children. I am now nearing my menopause. So we do not hope for any children in our life. All my patients are like children to me. (more…)