TEACHERS AND NURSES

There are two professions that I respect more than any other. They are teachers and nurses. Teachers have so much influence on a child. I will be out of high school fifty years in 2016. I still to this day think back to some of my teachers. It is a profession that people love to do. They have so much of an influence on the future of children. I have often heard a teacher say, "They are my children."

Many teachers spend a lot of their own money for things they need in the classroom to give their students a better education. I was an average student in school, more because I didn't apply myself as much as I could have. Every once in awhile I will be writing a story or a novel and just stop and think, what would this teacher or that one have done. Many times I will get a smile and say to myself, "You are so right. I think that is the best way to go."

Does it seem strange that a man who will soon be out of school fifty years still think of his teachers? I don't think it is strange at all, because my teachers had a great influence on my life. I thank everyone of them for the guidance they gave me through the years.

The other profession that I have a great deal of respect for is nurses. I recently went through my second surgery in the last three years. Nurses have a way of dealing with patients just like teachers have with students.

When I had surgery last week my nurses always came into my room with a smile and would go out of their way to make me feel comfortable. They could see that I was a little scared and would tell me that everything looked good. They would be there constantly checking my vital signs. It made me feel special when they would talk with me a few minutes about something totally different than the hospital.

Nurses spend a lot more time with patients than the doctors do. They are the ones that can take the fear out of an operation.

Anyone that goes into teaching or nursing is doing so much to help people. I have so much respect for both professions and have been blessed with the time they have spent in my life.


Copyright   Larry W. Fish   2015