How should the soul be 'saved'?

Categories: Singapore

There had been a flurry of letters to the forum regarding evangelical activity by teachers to their students and doctors to their patients. This happened despite the clear directives to the teachers and doctors in the public sector. A lot of people felt that such activity should not happen as the evangelist is in a position of power and therefore there is an undue pressure on the student or the patient to accept it. Some doctors says that sometimes it is important to treat the disease and the soul. Some doctors says they do it after their official duty. I will not condemn such activity but suffice to say any evagelical activity if not done properly will create a sense of discomfort and however nobel the evangelist maybe the soul may not be helped. Being a practicing doctor myself, I do agree that sometimes the soul needs to be treated as well as the disease. However I feel that this should only be done if the patient feels comfortable about it. And comforting the soul need not necessarily be done through evangelical work. If the patient is of other faith, then encourage him to seek 'salvation' through his own faith. I believe all the religions in the world are good and none is better than the other. What ultimately matters is the mind. Researches had shown that the mind can 'alter' the outcome of a disease to a certain extent. Therefore if the patient feels good after enhancing his own belief then this may act as an adjuvant 'treatment' for the disease. And if there is conflict between one's own religion and what is introduced, then these adjuvant 'treatment' may be negated if not detrimental.

So to all doctors out there, if you need to 'treat' the soul, please do some soul searching and place you patient's interest first.