Once there was a patient who, after a routine visit to his physician, was presented with a medical prescription, prepared in the manner common to all medical practitioners.
The prescription was left unfilled, however, and remained in the patient's pocket for several years.
For two years the man used it as a railroad pass.
Twice it got him into Radio City Music Hall, once into Yankee Stadium, and once onto the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade.
It came in handy as a letter from his employer to the cashier to increase his salary.
Finally, his daughter played it on the piano and won a scholarship to the Curtis Music Conservatory.
----------------A Final Thought ...
"I have noticed that doctors who fail in the practice of medicine have a tendency to seek one another’s company and aid in consultation. A doctor who cannot take out your appendix properly will recommend you to a doctor who will be unable to remove your tonsils with success."
- Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961), U.S. author