Musings Own Thoughts

  Hobson's choice is defined as no choice. It is an idiomatic expression based on a tale of a Mr. Hobson who was a "hostler" one who rented horses. The story was that often customers wanted choice in selection of a horse. So the instruction to the customer was you can take a horse closest to the stable door or no horse at all. But, this gave the illusion of a choice but was no choice at all. This came to be known as Hobson's choice. Thus Hobson's started being used to represent any situation where an unwilling choice is foisted on a person. This is no choice or a Hobson's choice.  By the above maxim, we need to define what is under our control and what is not. Since a lot in life is not under our control we will think that there is no choice in life at most times. We mostly out of ignorance think that, in the whole universe  we are an insignificant speck whose life is governed by the laws of the Universe over which we as individuals have no or only little cont

All transactions in life have a purpose and we are looking to any interaction to get the maximum out of the interaction for oneself. So we maximise profit, pleasure and power for ourselves thinking that since life is short and the more we get out of it the better. However, life teaches us that the maximum profit, pleasure and real power come from double thank you moments.  Capitalism defines double thank you moment as one in which both the buyer and the seller thank each other because both are benefited by the interaction and both because of the benefit accruing to each other say a genuine heartfelt thank you to each other. So can we have consistent double thank you moments in healthcare as far as the hospital is concerned. Contrary to the oft held belief that profit comes from reduced costs and increased prices the truth is that profit comes a combination of a cure for an ailment which is the primary objective of healthcare and a pleasant experience which can certainly create the doub

  Today I would like to write this blog based on stray thoughts based on my own notions or what are perceived by society of rights and obligations.  The pictures above tell a story Primary Healthcare, modern healthcare and free healthcare nations. We need weave our blog around these areas if we want to get any conclusions.  While I am not a welfarist socialist who will say that the almighty state which is the coercive tax collecting behemoth, is bound to provide free healthcare without any limitations, nor am I a free marketeer saying fend for yourself and you get what you deserve. Even as I see that contrary to one's expectations the green areas on the world map providing free care is bit larger or almost the same as that with no free healthcare. The mixed map of some free and some pain in which India is seen is the smallest group.  To my mind health and healthcare are both a right and responsibility for the simple reason that the variables which determine the state of a person