LASKY'S ARTICLE
After
reading Lasky's article I believe that he was extremely accurate
about everything he brought up. As a whole this article just gets me
more excited for what lies ahead. I already volunteer at a fire
station and absolutely love every aspect of it. I live for the
adrenaline rushes that pulse through my body when the pagers go off
or the tones in the station sound and as of now I do all of my
responding for free. It baffles me to think that at some point I will
get paid to do what I now do for free.
It
is extremely easy to relate to Lasky's enthusiasm, motivation and
opinions throughout the article because I have had the opportunity to
become part of a volunteer fire department. I understand exactly what
he is talking about when the motivation just exists as soon as tones
are heard. It doesn't need to come from anywhere. You get up and go
purely because you look forward to the emergency situations
encountered day in and day out. Money is definitely not my motive for
this career field and it wasn't his either. This career field is
great in that you grow so much with the others around you and look
forward to the calls you get so that you can help out the fellow
people in your community to the best of your ability. It is a
phenomenal feeling knowing that you were able to be there for an
individual when they were at their absolute worst.
I appreciate your enthusiasm Brooke. I'm glad your getting some good experience Volunteering. You have to love what you do in life with a passion and if you really love doing it, then you would do it for free. Good words of wisdom from my father. After almost 40 years of being in public service I still love having the privilege of helping people everyday and would do it for free without hesitation. I was at the post office a few weeks ago and I was moving some heavy boxes. An older gentlemen, probably in his late 70's early 80's, asked me if I needed help carrying the heavy boxes into the post office. I kind of chuckled to myself and told him thanks for the offer, but I could get it by myself. He looked at me and said, " Don't let this old body fool you. I retired from the Fire Service and miss helping people everyday, so I make it a point to ask someone everyday if they need help and it looked like you needed some help." I told him that I'd be happy to let him help me and we ended up having a kindred conversation. Your blog made me think about that and how it relates to the article. I appreciate your insights and look forward to hearing and reading more of your perspectives. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteBrian