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Question
What thoughts troubled Dr. Christiaan Barnard as he neared the end of his career as a heart surgeon?
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Solution
Towards the end of his career, Dr. Christiaan Barnard was troubled by the suffering of people and especially of young children. He could not accept the fact that 12 million children are unlikely to reach the age of one and about 6 million children die annually before reaching the age of five.
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