How the Direction of Role Playing Reverses
After the doctor left, Pamela had all the space to rethink about her life.
Wasn’t it time she looked for a new job again? She felt excited at the thought. She would love to work again. Why not? Who was going to stop her? No one other than her own inner critic. She was going to defeat it, and she laughed out aloud. At this point she thought of calling the doctor and inquiring about him.
She dialed his number on her phone. Almost immediately he picked up the call.
He said, ‘How you doing, girl?”
And Pamela replied happily, “I am doing good. How about you?”
He replied, “My business was not working well in the city. So I decided to come here and set up a business again but it is slowly picking up pace.”
Pamela said, ”Was it that bad that you had to leave the city?”
To Pamela’s surprise, he replied, “Yes, it was bad enough so that I took this decision.”
She then asked, “Did you talk to your family before taking such a leap in your decision?”
The doctor replied, “I have no family now. I am separated.”
Pamela got the shock of her life, “What separated?” she exclaimed.
She couldn’t believe that a man like him familiar with all the principles of life and full of psychological knowledge couldn’t keep his wife and children by his side! It was a big blow to Pamela!!
After all, she was still relying on his beliefs and principles that she learnt during their discussions to get back the mojo of her life.
“Well”, she said, “I understand your situation. Best of luck to you and your business.” And she hung up.
Two months later, she called again and said, “I called to say Hello.”
He said, ” Nice to hear from you! How are you doing?”
As usual Pamela said, “I am doing good. How are you doing?”
And then the doctor said, “Things are improving but very slowly.”
Pamela felt a little happy that his situation had improved a little, and chatting a few more words, she hung up.
After about another two months, on a hunch Pamela called the doctor again.
She said, ”I called you to inquire if you are doing well.”
The doctor said, ”You know I was thinking about you this morning. I don’t know what kind of telepathy that is. But I guess you are my well-wisher and mentor!”
Pamela said with a wink in her eye, “Well, it should be the other way round!”
And both of them fell into merry laughter.