BEFORE THE OPERATION
Sir,-I can’t help thinking that "Delayed Flap" is writing with his tongue in his cheek. I have anaesthetised*many hundreds of what I would class as brave people. They have exhibited a variable degree of fear which was perhaps associated with some knowledge of possible danger. Yet they have had the courage to g6 on. Sometimes they have spoken to me of their fears. Perhaps these are braver still. There are a few whose pulse is quite steady and who behave in a composed end assured manner. I have wondered if they were quite normal. Is it possible that "Delayed Flap" i so unaware of the Christian belief as to make this astounding statement, "I am not a Christian, so I was not worried about the alleged judgment day." This is just what the Christian is not afraid of, for with St. Paul he can say "there is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus ... " If "Delayed Flap" is not a Christian he has just cause for worry.
D.R.
(Kaitangata),
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 782, 16 July 1954, Page 5
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176BEFORE THE OPERATION New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 782, 16 July 1954, Page 5
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