Dear Diary
Dear diary writing prompt:
Dear Diary,
Today, I woke up in a parallel universe where medical miracles are commonplace, but emotions are suppressed. In this world, doctors are revered as gods, and they possess the ability to manipulate emotions through advanced medical techniques.”
However, you, as a compassionate medical student, uncover a forbidden ancient art that allows you to restore suppressed emotions in patients. Write a diary entry chronicling your journey as you navigate the complexities of this society, challenging the established norms, and healing not just physical ailments but the hearts and minds of the people. Reflect on the transformative power of empathy, the value of emotional connection, and the ethical responsibility that comes with wielding such extraordinary healing abilities. Today, I became not just a healer, but a catalyst for change in a world where emotions were once considered a weakness.
Winning Entry: Dr. Ankit Sharma
Dear Diary,
Today, I woke up in a parallel universe where emotions are suppressed, doctors are revered as gods, and possess the ability to manipulate emotions. Now you may have understandable questions like exactly how many have I had today, or what kind of stupid dystopian fiction am I trying to write. I am only trying to work with this premise provided in a writing competition and trying to sell my soul for a prospective cash prize.
The premise includes me being a self-proclaimed compassionate medical student, and having uncovered a forbidden ancient art that allows me to restore suppressed emotions in patients. While this undoubtedly sounds like a ‘super power’, this won’t get me a seat at The Avengers’ table, but it might just make me a Gaslighting husband.
So, in this society, only physical ailments are recognized, as all the other emotions are suppressed. So, you could say that even in this dystopian fictional world, mental health is a joke. It sounds dangerously close to Punjabi Indian society where the young generation is full of medical or IT professionals. I tested out my powers, while trying to punch anyone who suggested that I wear Spandex and call myself Captain Emoji.
Many patients that had their emotions reawakened tried to beat one or more members of the medical team, while a few expresses their dismay over ‘fees’ for “only running pen on a paper”. Just kidding. Emotions run in both directions, and it makes you think whether objectivity and emotionlessness in medical science will ever be called a desirable thing. There’sethicalconundrum involved too – are we playing God or are we simply playing with something that God made? I would love to explain, but there’s a word limit.
Damn stupid rules.
