It Takes Great Courage And Strength To Do This Type Of Work
Judy Ramsook
January 15, 2006
We do this all the time, sometimes we are out walking somewhere and step on insects that are too small for us to notice.
Some of these insects could be ants or a type of bug, but we go merrily about our business whether we are aware of the tiny life forms that are crushed beneath your feet or not. Then comes that time in one’s life when he or she has to deal with death on a more personal and larger level.
The passing of a loved one, be it a friend or relative. The day of the funeral arrives and as you step up to the coffin to view your loved one’s body for the last time, in your grievous state, certain things start running through your mind.
Things such as how do persons who are involved in the various life saving, rescue and medical professions cope when they spot a lifeless body for the first time?
Are they traumatized into sometimes thinking they might be better off in some other career? Maybe one that does not come with so many daunting scenes that are indicative of that type of profession?
On entertaining such thoughts, one also might suddenly start being grateful to all the persons involved in this type of work.
It takes courage not only to see such scenes but also to be able to cope with them on a frequent basis. Not everyone can cope with such scenes of the darker sides of life.
Persons who are absorbed in this type of work have tremendous courage and also a certain amount of inner strength.
An inner strength that those who are involved in other types of professions do not have, for walking into any place and seeing the lifeless body of a fellow human being is not a part of your everyday nine to five desk job.
We should thankful that there are such individuals who are engaged in this type of work. It’s because of such persons others who are in dire need of being rescued from near death situations are sometimes saved from the brink of death.
Here’s to all of you who are engaged in various forms of the medical, and search and rescue profession. Furthermore, let’s not forget the morticians, undertakers, and crime unit personnel.
Thanks for having the courage and stength to go out there and do what you do everyday. Maybe no one has told you this lately, but what you do is important.
Some of these insects could be ants or a type of bug, but we go merrily about our business whether we are aware of the tiny life forms that are crushed beneath your feet or not. Then comes that time in one’s life when he or she has to deal with death on a more personal and larger level.
The passing of a loved one, be it a friend or relative. The day of the funeral arrives and as you step up to the coffin to view your loved one’s body for the last time, in your grievous state, certain things start running through your mind.
Things such as how do persons who are involved in the various life saving, rescue and medical professions cope when they spot a lifeless body for the first time?
Are they traumatized into sometimes thinking they might be better off in some other career? Maybe one that does not come with so many daunting scenes that are indicative of that type of profession?
On entertaining such thoughts, one also might suddenly start being grateful to all the persons involved in this type of work.
It takes courage not only to see such scenes but also to be able to cope with them on a frequent basis. Not everyone can cope with such scenes of the darker sides of life.
Persons who are absorbed in this type of work have tremendous courage and also a certain amount of inner strength.
An inner strength that those who are involved in other types of professions do not have, for walking into any place and seeing the lifeless body of a fellow human being is not a part of your everyday nine to five desk job.
We should thankful that there are such individuals who are engaged in this type of work. It’s because of such persons others who are in dire need of being rescued from near death situations are sometimes saved from the brink of death.
Here’s to all of you who are engaged in various forms of the medical, and search and rescue profession. Furthermore, let’s not forget the morticians, undertakers, and crime unit personnel.
Thanks for having the courage and stength to go out there and do what you do everyday. Maybe no one has told you this lately, but what you do is important.
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