When Lu Xuan got home, he took a shower and lay in bed, thinking for a while about the acupuncture process that night, then gradually fell asleep.

He didn't think about Zhou Hangyong's situation; it was obvious the other party didn't believe him, and saying more would be useless.

If he really did say it, people might think he was cursing them, and things might end badly, even leading to a fight.

It's not just with a stranger you meet by chance; even with friends or neighbors, if there's no trust, some words are hard to speak.

Good health naturally means no problems; without it, a grudge might form.

Of course, it's more important for a patient to respectfully seek medical help than whether they come to you or not.

This isn't about putting on airs. In fact, ancient renowned doctors often 'visited the homes of patients, enduring severe cold or intense heat without complaint, and regularly helped the poor and needy,' possessing a noble spirit of compassion.

Many people would ask, why is this so?

Why must patients seek out doctors instead?

If you have good skills, why not proactively help others?

In fact, from ancient times to the present, it's rare for doctors to deliver medicine to someone's door.

In ancient times, there was a custom: doctors don't knock on doors; they need to be invited.

In ancient times, Chinese medicine generally had two forms: practicing medicine in a hall and traveling doctors, also known as "wandering practitioners."

The traditional concept of practicing in a hall was that doctors should sit in the clinic waiting for patients to come or for others to invite them, ensuring ample time to serve patients.

If the situation were reversed, people might misunderstand that something had happened to the family. The behavior of traveling "wandering practitioners" also had rules, such as the taboo against medical visits during the New Year, to avoid bad luck, unless double fees were paid to break the spell.

Even under normal circumstances, doctors avoided knocking on patients' doors, hence the saying "doctors don't knock, only come when invited."

Furthermore, to protect professional secrets, there was the saying "dispensing medicine without prescribing" among folk doctors. In the medical field, Hua Tuo, Sun Simiao, and others were revered as masters, with utmost respect given, and these customs can still be seen in folk cultures today.

The saying that doctors don't knock on doors isn't just due to custom; delivering medicine to the doorstep could easily be seen as having ulterior motives.

In modern terms, it means that doctors shouldn't be too proactive. If you rush to a patient and say, "I've come to treat you," not only would they not believe you, but they would find it unreliable and be unsympathetic to such behavior.

This is a common patient psychology: one, patients are superstitious; two, patients may not believe they are sick; three, they may not appreciate it. Additionally, patients have their own choices, and things must run their course.

From a psychological perspective, it's hard to accept treatment unless one actively seeks it, especially with the current strained doctor-patient relationships, where being too proactive could lead to misunderstandings.

Moreover, traditional Chinese medicine has its characteristics, where the patient's trust in the doctor is crucial.

As mentioned in "Suwen: Five Viscera Differentiation," "Those bound by superstition are not worth discussing virtue with; those averse to needles are not worth discussing skills with; for patients who don't allow treatment, treatment will yield no result."

Some patients don't understand the basic principles of traditional Chinese medicine, are unaware of Qi, blood, Yin and Yang, and don't trust the diagnosis and differentiation of Chinese medicine. Under such circumstances, achieving effective treatment is difficult, if not futile.

Additionally, treatment is a dynamic process with changing subjective and objective factors, requiring the treatment plan to be adjusted accordingly.

The vast majority of doctors are not miracle workers, and expecting immediate recovery is unrealistic.

If a patient lacks basic trust and respect for the doctor, they cannot cooperate well and may even abandon treatment halfway.

Of course, doctors also have the responsibility to explain the diagnosis result and basic pathology clearly to patients every time, ensuring good doctor-patient communication. If the doctor knows the facts but not the reasons, it is inevitable that they can't gain the patient's trust.

Doctors not knocking on doors is not to showcase their aloofness or to be at anyone's beck and call; it's simply to enhance the trust between doctors and patients.

Traditional Chinese medicine can have quick results or very lengthy treatments. In this process, if the patient doubts the doctor, the efficacy of the medicine will naturally diminish greatly.

Indeed, many people give up halfway, even at critical moments, which is not unheard of.

...

The next day.

Tuesday.

Lu Xuan didn't get up as early as usual, but he wasn't in the habit of lazing in bed and got up around 7:30 to brush his teeth and wash his face.

Since he didn't get up early today, Lu Xuan didn't have breakfast downstairs.

However, while passing by a breakfast shop, he overheard a few people talking about some stories from the night before.

"Apparently, a ride-share driver was taken away by an ambulance last night."

"What happened?"

"I heard it was a stroke caused by overwork, but I don't know how he's doing. Anyway, he wasn't conscious and couldn't move when he was taken away."

"You really shouldn't overwork yourself. Driving a ride-share in the middle of the night is just exchanging life for money. What's the result? Having to use money to save your life again. What's the point?"

"The pressure of life, I guess. Last night I worked overtime until midnight at home, and here I am, having to get up early to go to work. It's not easy for anyone who works."

"Exactly, who hasn't gone through this?"

...

Lu Xuan paused for a moment, then shook his head.

Some things, even if he knows them, he can't stop.

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