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There are moments in life when we have to make hard choices between our roles as private individuals and citizens with a sense of national loyalty. Discuss with reference to the story you have just read.    

Answer:

A conflict of interest arises in a situation when someone in a position of trust, such as a doctor, has competing interests. Such competing interests can make it difficult to fulfil his/her duties impartially. A conflict of interest can create an appearance of impropriety, like in the story when a white American soldier falls into the hands of a Japanese physician, in enemy territory during the Second World Wan. The Japanese physician, Sadao, dislikes whites and struggles with issues of loyalty. duty, wartime medicine and racism. As a Japanese national, it was his duty to fiand over the escaped prisoner to the police while as a doctor, it was his duty to save his life.   Sadao risks his safety and saves an enemy. He fears the consequences of harbouring an enemy. Not only this, he, for the moment, overcomes his dislike for Americans and addresses the soldier as 'my friend'. He, then, helps the soldier escape. Despite the fact that he does not qualify to become a 'nationalist', he can be viewed as a hero for his qualities of bravery, helpfulness, and professional competence. He, like a real hero, stands up for what he believes in and doesn't calculate the repercussions. One definitely admires him for saving the soldier's life like a true hero.