I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 448
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Episode 448 Darwin [4]
In fact, the words ‘Shall I open my heart?’ leave me with a bit of regret.
But open heart surgery… … .
Even in the 21st century, it is a very burdensome surgery.
There’s a reason thoracic surgery is becoming an unpopular department.
Well, I’m not saying that I’m scared of that, as a trauma surgeon, but still, a person’s heart is pounding…
Huh? It’s amazing, but I can’t help but wonder if I really need to see it in person.
‘Most of them are resolved with cardiovascular intervention.’
It is not just my thought, but it is no exaggeration to say that the concept of cardiovascular intervention was developed even before cardiac surgery developed, because it was just what humans thought.
These days, when people have a heart attack or a damaged valve, they first insert a tube through the femoral artery to see if something can be done.
That’s a cardiovascular interventional procedure.
Of course, open heart surgery is decreasing.
The reason why people say that there is nowhere to go if you want to become a thoracic surgeon is because the fees are so low that hospitals are running at a loss and do not hire them, but it is also because internal medicine departments are taking a cut of the pie.
However, there are still cases where a thoracotomy is necessary, and if it is not done at all, unfortunate events can occur where the patient dies…
“Whew, Lord.”
If you open a person’s heart in the 19th century, not the 21st century, wouldn’t it be obvious that they would die?
Thoracic surgery?
Why am I doing it here when even in this affluent Republic of Korea they can’t raise a child well?
Besides, it is certain that Darwin will die after writing the book, and given the circumstances, it seems that he does not have any heart problems yet.
Well, if you continue receiving this kind of treatment, problems that didn’t exist before will probably arise…
That’s what I came here to do, so I decided to focus on that goal.
“Lord?”
“Look. Our doctor is a person who talks directly to the Lord.”
“No… … What… … are you talking about?”
I feel a little embarrassed doing this in front of Darwin.
This would be more plausible if you said it in front of someone you trust…
uh?
Actually, it was around the 19th century, right?
Even in Joseon, there were few Confucian scholars who seriously believed in the supernatural powers.
The more you learn about something, the more you tend to become skeptical about supernatural beliefs.
There is a passage in the Bible that says that people will gossip and say that he is crazy, as if they knew this would happen from the beginning. Anyway, I pushed these random thoughts aside and continued talking.
“Where does this pain in my chest come from? The servant of the Lord… … Uh-huh.”
This meant that while praying, one would naturally move into the realm of reception.
It’s the same with surgery, but since anything tends to get better as you do it, it’s been a long time since I’ve been able to do it quite well.
“Oh, oh, you’re here.”
“no…….”
“You bastard! You blasphemous bastard!”
“that…….”
Plus, I was able to do even better because I had a great assistant named Liston.
Whether the other person was impressed or not, you have to at least pretend to be impressed in order to survive.
Darwin, being the smart guy he was, saw Liston’s dazzling eyes and me running around like a madman and he just figured out how to survive.
“Lord… … .”
“okay!”
Yeah, are you doing any independence movement?
Or maybe a Joseon Dynasty Confucian scholar?
Otherwise, humans are capable of doing anything to survive.
So while Darwin was kneeling down, he began to look around.
‘Chest pain that can occur neither in the lungs nor in the heart… ‘
The next thing that could come up is obviously something like fasciitis, but I don’t think that’s it.
The muscles between your ribs should be sore, but that’s not a place you can train or strain.
It’s an area that can hurt if you cough too much…
This kid only groaned when electricity flowed through him, but he didn’t cough.
‘Next… … Ah. No way… … ?’
Since there seemed to be no medical answer, I was thinking of just cheating, but then a memory suddenly came to mind.
This is my personal experience… … .
I’m embarrassed to say this, but I got rejected when I was a preparatory student.
It’s not like I scolded him for confessing or anything.
I think that it is difficult to love deeply with unrequited love.
Some people might find this insulting, but it’s true.
Love is something we do together.
‘At that time… … when we broke up, it really hurt my heart.’
Looking at Darwin again, I don’t think this guy has ever been in a relationship.
In the first place, I entered college at a young age… … .
Your major is theology, right?
Of course, it’s not something I’ve officially become, and I just learned it as a hobby, but I can’t go there and act promiscuously.
What next?
Next time we took a boat.
‘That’s right.’
As I was thinking about that and quickly looking through the pages, I noticed crumpled letters scattered here and there.
It could be that I was writing a book… … .
His current appearance… Even if he is Darwin, it seems difficult to connect him with intellectual activity.
“I love you.”
Besides, Darwin is now in his prime twenties.
That too, I was forced to not meet anyone for 5 years because I was on a ship.
Even if you only go to military training camp for a few months, everything looks pretty, but 5 years?
And with sailors, crossing the rough seas… … .
I’d bet you a hundred pounds that he fell for any woman he saw at the harbour.
“uh…….”
“Oh, this time too?”
or not?
Or you can ask Liston to reset it for you.
He said that after hitting the back of the head and waking up the unconscious person and asking him if he remembered what he said earlier, he couldn’t do it after repeating it several times.
It feels a bit like treating phantom pain, but anyway, it’s a 100% effective method, so it’s good to use it sometimes.
“Yeah, I love you… … but it’s not working out.”
“No, how about that? Lord? Are you Lord?”
Now that I look at it, this kid can’t even shave his beard properly and he acts like a loser.
I think even a healthy person would become a wreck if they were exposed to electricity and had their blood drained every day… … .
Looking behind, there was a makeshift bathroom built, and judging by the suspicious-looking wires hanging from it, it seems that they were not only wearing belts, but also doing hydrotherapy.
When you say water therapy, you may think of natural treatment, but the 19th century was a time strangely obsessed with science.
Hydrotherapy is the process of applying electricity to water.
Should I repeat that treatment?
“He’s gone now.”
“Ah. Ahh… … .”
Certainly, compared to when I saw him before, he looked a bit… … .
In this day and age, if you want to live a long life, you might be better off just taking a boat.
It seems to me that it would be better to avoid meeting with local doctors who are not yet within the reach of Liston and me, as well as with wild healers.
I know he’s a quack, so why don’t we just not meet?
The atmosphere of the times… … .
And we should not ignore the authority of so-called experts too much.
Even in the 21st century, if a doctor at a hospital lists treatments A, B, and C and says, “You can do C, but A is better, right? It’s really expensive, right?” how many people would not choose A?
I think that robotic surgery, which has been popular since the 2000s and is performed at really high prices, is not really necessary in most cases, but it works really well, right?
When you see that the money earned there is being used to transform some centers into truly world-class centers, it doesn’t seem like something to be criticized.
“Anyway, I love you. In Joseon, we call this love sickness.”
“Lovesick… …?”
“Maybe your chest… … is it aching here or something?”
“Oh, yes! That’s definitely true. How could I not have told you… … .”
Anyway, I stopped explaining to Darwin and pointed to the sky.
Then Darwin closed his eyes, put his hands together, and said a prayer of thanks.
‘If we continue like this, won’t we end up in a world without evolution?’
I had that thought for a moment, but I didn’t think it would work.
Aren’t personal experiences really so shallow?
No, humans themselves are like that.
There must be a reason why they say that if you rescue someone, they ask you to hand over your bundle.
I’ve saved countless lives working as a trauma surgeon, but I never expected them to be so friendly to doctors all the time.
People originally dislike doctors.
This isn’t just a problem in South Korea, it’s the same everywhere.
But now that I’m sick, I realize that at least when you say thank you in front of me, you’re being sincere.
I decided that was enough.
‘This time, I will be sincere in my gratitude to the Lord… … .’
After your symptoms get better, you’ll completely forget about it.
It’s obvious that it wasn’t just a coincidence…
Perhaps, like me, the Lord also thought that was enough?
Unlike me, if there is a Lord, then it must be He who created humans like that.
And then you say, “I’m upset! You’re going to hell!” Then you might wonder why Darwin is like that.
“Anyway, it’s called lovesickness… … Even in Joseon, it’s considered a disease for which there is no cure.”
“Uh… … But where is Joseon?”
“Really. You’ve been around the world, but you don’t even know Joseon.”
“Famous… … Is it a famous country?”
Liston stepped in to teach Darwin some foolish words.
“In Joseon, they teach the three bonds and five relationships as the core: father and son are close, ruler and subject are righteous, husband and wife are separate, elders and younger ones have a hierarchy, and friends are trustworthy. Those who don’t know better may think that Joseon is only a country of gentlemen because of this… … but in reality, Silhak scholars are very influential. In particular, in medicine, as you can see from the people here, they are unrivaled.”
Although it was a slightly distorted teaching… … .
Where is the proper knowledge in the 19th century?
They all perceive it in their own way.
Especially in Britain, and even in 21st century America, isn’t Anglo-Saxon perception of foreign cultures not just ignorant but miserable?
I don’t think it would be a big problem to instill a somewhat positive perception about Joseon.
“Umm… … .”
In the meantime, I looked through the letter paper.
Darwin screamed and cried out, but became quiet when he was told that he could be ashamed of what the Lord’s servant was doing.
It seemed like it was because Liston grabbed my shoulder and pressed me down, but I decided to think positively about it so I let it go for now.
Anyway, looking at the contents of the letter, this kid… … .
‘You’re a single person, aren’t you?’
For a moment, I felt like I had entered the 21st century.
Just like in Joseon, 19th century England also considered it a virtue to get married and have children when the time came.
But this guy was definitely not an ordinary guy, as he listed a long list of reasons why he shouldn’t get married.
Well, if you look at it rationally, it might seem more advantageous for living life going forward.
Can we really say that he is a preacher of evolution?
‘Even so, Darwin was just a human being.’
There is a saying that we are slaves to hormones.
Even people who pursue reason can become emotionally swayed by the few milliliters of hormones flowing in their blood.
Of course, it might be different if he gets older and those waves subside, but Darwin is still too young.
You can see that there is a woman’s name written all the way down here.
‘Wedgwood… … I love this guy.’