karikk(tender coconut ) cutting doctor

Recently i was forced to climb a coconut tree (only  9 feet  )  because  after bangladesh trip  i was very thirsty for the tender coconut kerala drink .  Also my cousin also wanted it so i personally made sure that  i plucked the good ones from the tree .

Unlike an apple or an orange , once you get it the process of getting inside the tasty liquid (tender coconut water ) and the white tender coconut pieces is a herculean task unless you know the right technique of cutting the 2 inch thick shell . Highly intelligent as i am :)  i spent almost  half an hour cutting,struggling ,blaming (ya... i blamed the huge knife for  its lack of sharpness )  and finally got  inside one  .  As i tiredly started on the second "fruit "  the coconut feller a 70 year old man  suddenly came (he was away on another assignment and hence i tried my luck because of intense thirst  ).


He stared at me and looked at what i was doing  .  Son , why are you struggling with the coconut  ??  You should have felled the "tender coconut "  .  After an hour of my struggle i am realising my mistake which for him just took just 1 second .  Coconut plucking is not rocket science and doesnt require complicated formulas but this reinstated my belief in "specialisation " and "experience "  .  In that particular thing  this old man had  50 years of experience while i had just one coconut felling experience .

                                                                      The point is we should always understand that experts are experts and especially in fields like medical care its very important that experts are always consulted  . I see many times when some  people consult other equally ignorant people on medical matters .  Though for  simple  illnesses like common cold  this is ok its worrying when people believe  what other laymen say about illnesses and their treatment  . All this because they want to save money and time in going to an expert .
And  dont think  that  "Just MBBS "  people are not needed  .  In many illnesses  they  are also having much more expertise than most of the laymen  .  And they are able to guide you in going to the appropriate specialist  .   So next time when you need a radiologists assistance or a technical expert in ct scans  or medical software contact me  but for heavens sake  dont  make me climb up a tree  :)   for plucking tender  coconut  .....