The Ten Commandments for Patients and Medics
1. I'm Dr Carson Beckett, nice to meet you
2. You shall have many other gods before me, and many friends and allies and people you know.
(2.1 You shall not make yourself an idol, I'm not that good looking and besides it would be silly.)
3. You shall not make wrongful use of any ones name, for bashing and cursing is bloody awful!
4. Remember to sleep and eat properly, and keep your doctor's orders holy or he might use his big bad syringe with the not so good drugs to make you rest.
5. Honor your parents, because they are good people who love you – I hope they are all right? How are your ?
6.You shall not murder because I don't like to have people die under my care.
7. You shall not commit adultery, for it's unhealthy and it's rather embarrassing to fill in the medical formsafterwards.
8. You shall not steal, for it is immoral and not nice.
9. You shall not bear false witness, for I'm your doctor and friend, lying is a very bad thing lass lad.
10. You shall not covet my nurses, it is their duty to help you, but not with 'those' sort of things.
(10.1 You shall not covet my infirmary or try to break any of your bones just to stay in there a bit longer; I do not understand why you are so obsessed with coming here in the first place anyway!)
