Many years back, a doctor once told me to write it and keep them safe.
"They will come into good use when you start to wander away from nursing."
Such a wise man, which I only start to appreciate recently.
The paper with 10 reasons was lost.. my initial devotion or promise to that "Calling" was lost.
The reasons for being a nurse when my heart was still capable to love with much courage had been lost. Today I will try my best to recall:
1) It's a gift to be able to see blood, stools, urine, vomit, gastric juices as biochemistry materials.
No feeling of fear, disgust or disdain.
2) Nursing is a job that allows me to help people while getting paid.
3) Nursing is the job that makes me stay grounded to the pains of life and death, not materialistic, corporate ladder climbing.
4) When people are in pain, you see the "real" face. No hypocrisy, no pretense, the sincere side of every human being. This makes me feel safe.
5) Nursing is the job that my patients are my teachers of life lessons. I've seen examples of courage, love, persistence, among patients and families.
6) The thought of just doing something little is still significant to the one being sick helps my inferiority complex. Cos there's always something that is "good enough".
7) Uniforms are a blessing, it is a pain to think what to wear everyday.
8) Nursing keeps my heart alive. Most of the times painfully through grieving for my patients.
9) I couldn't really think of what else to do besides being a nurse.
10) Nursing is a job that allows me to seek God often. Question God.. The need for God as all things life, death and pain are not in our control.
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