I believe listening is powerful medicine.
It was Sunday. I had the last patient(病人) to see and I got into her room. She was an old woman, sitting on the bed, trying to 1 her socks. I said, "How are you feeling? The nurse says your 2 is visiting you today. I'm sure you'll be happy to see him."
She 3 me with a serious voice, "Sit down, doctor. This is my story, not yours."
I was surprised. She began to tell me that her only son lived not far from her, 4 she had not seen him for five years. She believed 5 health problems were worse because of missing her son. After heating her story and helping her put on her socks, I asked if there was anything I could do for her. She said "No." and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to 6
Each story is 7. Some are clear. Others are not. But all those things do not really 8. What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard.
Listening to someone's story is easy but it is 9 the key to healing (复原). I always tell myself the 10 of stopping, sitting down and truly listening. I believe in the power of listening.
