The Doctor’s Four Boxes

The rain hadn’t stopped for three days. Neither had the silence in Sita’s small house. At 68, after her fight with her son Bob, the quiet felt louder than thunder.

On the table lay a page from Dr. Singh 

👉 a kind doctor who helps older people feel happy again. 

It had four blue boxes: Fun, People, Try, Move.
Under them, four simple ideas:

1) Fun – do something that makes you smile.
2) People – connect with someone.
3) Try – learn something new.
4) Move – take a small walk.

And one rule at the bottom:
Do one small thing, then the next.

Sita stared at it. Then wrote, “Open curtains.”
She did. Light poured in, touching the photo of her and her son Bob laughing years ago.

Next: “Make soup.” The steam felt like warmth returning.
Then: “Step outside.” The lane smelled of wet earth. Mr. Rao swept rainwater away. She waved. He smiled. A small ache inside her loosened.

That night, she wrote, “Call Meena for tea.”
Over laughter and cookies, Meena asked gently, “What’s next?”

Sita looked at the empty box. Her heart whispered, “Say sorry.”
She hesitated, then grabbed her umbrella. The bus to Bob’s came in seven minutes.

Halfway there, she pressed Call.
“Ma?” Bob’s voice was soft, surprised.
“Tea at four?” she asked.

Outside his door, the rain began again—gentle now, like forgiveness. Sita smiled and rang the bell.

Moral:

Healing begins not in the heart, but in the doing.

“When you can’t see the path ahead, take one small step and the light will find you.”