DONATE BLOOD, SAVE A LIFE.

DONATE BLOOD, GIFT A LIFE.

On 27^th February, 2014 (Yesterday), in India, we celebrated Mahashiv Ratri. I along with my friend Mr. Bhatti went to the temple of Akshardham at Ludhiana (Punjab) India to celebrate Mahashivratri.

We enjoyed the langar (common feast cooked in common kitchen of the holy temple). Puri, chhole and kheer (sweet dish) was excellent in taste. Perhaps the grace of God makes it so sweet and tasty. Aura in the temple was really peaceful, tensionless.

After having the feast, we went to meet the chief Swamiji but on the way we found that a CAMP OF BLOOD DONATION is organized by Civil Hospital, Ludhiana.

Both of us registered ourselves for donation. My age 56 and my friend’s 50 years. The attending doctor at reception asked, “have you donated blood during the past 3 month.” Our answer was no. “Do you have any disease or problem?” “No.”

Then she prepared two cards and noted all our particulars on those cards. Then she handed over those cards and a plastic bag with syringe tagged to it.

We went from reception to the blood donation room like heroes. We were feeling great as we were going to donate blood which would be used for SAVING some other person’s life who could be anyone not related with us.

It was really a great service to humanity.

We were asked to lie on the beds. Syringes were inserted in our right elbows to extract the blood. Rubber balls were given. We kept on pumping the rubber balls so that the blood flow may be maintained.

It took just 10 minutes and our BEST DONATION of life was done.

Then the syringes were removed and we came out of the blood donation room.

Out of the room, post blood donation desk attendant, a very polite doctor asked us to sit on the chairs and offered us glass of sugarless hot milk. Then bananas were offered. We drank the milk and ate the bananas.

I was feeling very fresh. Blood was donated and my blood pressure came to normal. Today, I felt that anger is quite reduced. In the morning, I was polite with my children and wife.