there was an interesting discussion between a couple of friends of mine about the state of health care in kuwait. one of the guys was complaining about how bad the public hospitals were and how incompetent they're getting. another guy (who happens to be a surgeon) agreed that overall the situation was not so good, but mentioned that the public governmental hospitals were still much better then the private ones. i know, a few people were surprised to hear that but he continued on saying that medically, the public ones were much better. the private hospitals, among many other reasons, dont really have to answer to anyone and that their main aim was, after all, making a profit. his example of why this was true was that almost all private hospitals in kuwait refer all their high risk and very complicated cases to government hospitals, cuz they are not capable of dealing with them.


at the end it made a lot of sense, especially since it came from someone who knows what he's talking about. is it true? i dont know but if we think of it, where does most of the effort in private hospitals go? is it in providing the best health care or providing the most comfortable and luxurious hospital stay? is it true that there is a 7,000 KD per night room at the new 7ayat hospital? last but not least, would you rather, alah laygoola, when facing life and death, would you rather be in a hospital where their main concern and responsibility to the government was to get you back on your feet or would you rather have designer sheets and a coffee shop in the lobby?

on a side note, i just got a msg saying that those 4 poor bangali's DO have bird flu! alah yaster

com‧pro‧mise  /


- a settlement of differences by mutual concessions; an agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or opposing claims, principles, etc., by reciprocal modification of demands.
- something intermediate between different things: The split-level is a compromise between a ranch house and a multistoried house.
- an endangering, esp. of reputation; exposure to danger, suspicion, etc.: a compromise of one’s integrity.
- to make a dishonorable or shameful concession: He is too honorable to compromise with his principles . source: Dictionary.com

"Everything in life is a compromise. So it is in love as well. The tricky part is knowing which compromises are healthy, and which are risky. Which compromises will strengthen the relationship, and which will, over time, erode its foundation. Some compromises come back to haunt you when it’s too late to change the outcome. A compromise can even change who you are."

some people say love is all about compromise, without it no two people can co-exist together. i do agree that compromises are necessary, we make em everyday, but shouldn't there be a limit of what we can sacrifice for the sake of getting along? what if the compromise you or your partner are asking for would cause a hidden resentment to build up that would jeopardize the relationship at some point in the future.

plus, isn't it obvious that we crave most that which is forbidden to us? i might not necessarily like burgers and don't eat them that often, but if my partner asks me to give up burgers for life, i'd feel the need, or more like the obsessive desire to have a burger (just to be clear, i loooooove burgers)

a compromise is an important part of any relationship, it's what makes us civil i guess, but i believe in being honest with each other, i mean c'mon a relationship solely based on a string of compromises, no matter how right it feels now, is either doomed to fail or the participants are gonna feel a whole lot of resentment towards the other.

All our final decisions are made in a state of mind that is not going to last.
-Marcel Proust

If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is a compromise.
-Robert Fritz