Dr. Romantic Season 3 Episode 12

A good closure for Papa Cha

I'm torn with Papa Cha leaving. He added a unique dynamic in the team, and the show itself.

However, in a way, his story has ended when he found closure with the pain he endured. Him choosing to resign, despite what Master Kim told him, was Papa Cha realising that he was being consumed by the events of 3 years ago. He can not move on from it, which was affecting him as a person, as a father, and as a doctor.

What did he realise?
It was his fault his student committed suicide.

Why was it his fault?

Simple. He did not bother to understand the new generation. As someone who is older, as a professor, he should've had taken the time to reach out and understand, to ensure his message was conveyed and not misunderstood.

But he failed.

You see, this is a very common mistake a lot of people do every day. Once we are up there, once we have enough experience, we forget where we came from. We forget how we started. We forget that things change and not everyone is like you and me. As a Xennial, I made that mistake too, a lot. Often, it is too late to realise that mistake and we've hurt people along the way.

This is what Papa Cha realised, hence, he chose to resign. He finally started to see how the new generation think.

Did he surrender? Not at all. He chose to start anew. Fresh. It is his way to make amends and to honour that student who committed suicide, and his favourite student at that. It is also better for the hospital to have a new head, otherwise, they will continu to whisper. Which, as Dr. Cha told Papa Cha, she does not like people whispering about him.

Dr. Cha is right, at the end of the day, no matter what our opinions of our family, be it good or bad, they still are our immediate family. Hearing people whisper about the mistakes of your family is not something any human being should experience.

So, a salute to Papa Cha. He may be thinking that it was his downfall, and there is no grace in it. However, the way I see it, he exited with grace and honour; and it was not his downfall. Rather, it was actually the first step in him rising up again because the incident 3 years ago already left him “down” for so very long.

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