Introduction
Dr. Christiaan Bernard was the first doctor who performed human – to- human heart transplant surgery. He was born in a rural area in South Africa. His parents were very poor. He was the fourth child. He did well in his school studies. He was determined to pursue (continue) medicine after the loss of his brother to a cardiac ailment (heart problem). He had penned (written) 14 books and 235 scientific articles. Some of his books are as follows:
One Life
50 ways to a healthy heart
The best medicine
The faith
He obtained 11 honorary Doctorate Degrees. He received 36 International awards. He established the Christiaan Barnard Foundation to serve and promote the cause of underprivileged children (deprived children without food, no accommodation of unhealthy) throughout the world.

An accident:
One day, after a lovely meal together, Dr. Bernard and his wife were crossing the road. A car hit him and knocked him into his wife. She was thrown into the other lane. She was hit by a car from the opposite direction. Bernard suffered from 11 broken ribs and perforated lung (torn and damaged with holes). He suffered not agony (extreme suffering) and fear but also anger.

He asked himself:

• Why should this happen to us?

Recalling father’s advice:
If his father had been alive, he would have said:
i) My son, it’s God’s will
i) That’s the way God tests you
iii) suffering ennobles (morally noble)- It makes you a better person.

Story of the mechanic:
He was 7 years old. His drunken mother threw in lantern (lamp) at his drunken father. The lantern broke over the child’s head and shoulders. The small boy lost both his eyes. Though he could not see he was able to push the breakfast trolley with his motor power. He said: “Doctor, you know, we won and he was laughing”

Story of the driver!
The breakfast trolley driver had a hole in his heart. It was closed successfully by doctor Bernard. His shoulder and arm were amputated (cut off by surgical operation) due to malignant (very harmful) tumor of the bone He said: “Doctor; the trolley’s wheels were not properly oiled, but he was good driver.”

Conclusion:
Dr. Christian Barnard earned a profound lesson (very great) from these two children. We can become a better person because we have experienced suffering. We can’t appreciate light if there is no darkness, We can appreciate warmth if there is a suffering of cold. What we have lost is not important. What we have now is very important.

Live a lively life.
Till the last breath!