Mr. Latham's Fish
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By kyle southam in Musings Published: Sunday, 18 February 07 - 12:41 PM (GMT +12:00) |
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My wife was recently being wheeled into a day surgery at a local Christchurch private hospital. As I watched her being trundled in, I noticed a fish tank at the entrance to the surgery, full of fish, doing what fish do (what exactly, I do not know, just don't drink the water according to W.C. Fields). On the tank was a gold plaque which read "These fish were donated by the late Mr. Latham.". The Late? I asked the Nurse, "Didn't Mister Latham make it out of surgery?".
"I don't know" came the reply.
"Wouldn't it have been better to have on the plaque, 'Donated by the very alive and still kicking Mr. Latham"? The nurse said, out of the thousands of people who have gone through the surgery in the ten years it had been running, I was the first one to mention that. I asked her was Mr. Latham in surgery when he started being called into the light? "Look after my fish...." was his dying wish apparantely.
So, if you're ever in St. George's (whoops!) Hospital in Christchurch, ask where Mr. Latham's Fish in the day ward are and tell them Kyle said hello.
Kyle
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