Murphy's Law: A variant

There is an unwritten rule. If ever anything is destined to go wrong, it would. No matter where you are and what you do, if it is to, it definitely would. Some would call it 'Murphy's law' which dictates that if anything that can go wrong, it will go wrong.

On the other hand, on the anti-pessimistic stance of things, there is also a softer side of Murphy's law where nature is kind and not so vengeful. I have not found a name for it yet. Sometimes, a potentially explosive situation does not flare up until the situation is ripe. If destiny is on your side, even the most heroic one in a million kind of desperate ditch in helpless of times may appear fruitful. In a way, it is reverse 'Murphy's Law'!

A Professor in Obstetric told the class of a particular Bedouin gipsy lady who travelled all through the Sahara desert only to collapse right in front of a district hospital to be operated for a ruptured ectopic pregnancy. In the worse of times, in battlefields, grossly contaminated open wounds heals miraculously. FG had a similar experience during a tour of duty to be faced with a mother with prolonged labour in the middle of nowhere. Cutting corners, bending the rules and taking risks in the name of medical emergency, with limited resources available then, he managed to save the day.

Even in the best of centres, with the best of facilities at their disposal, things can get horribly wrong. And that is a fact.

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