My husband's sojourn in the hospital in late Nov.and Dec. showed me a number of doctors with a flair for genius. In fact, a couple of them got together, brainstormed and probably saved his life.
Out of all the caregivers he had, he only had one grumpy doctor. No grumpy nurses, even though they worked 12 hour shifts. Just lots of really kind dedicated people who care for really sick people day in and day out, touching their lives for a time, then never see them again, because they've either passed from this life or gotten well enough to go home.
I've met plenty of scientists who are amazing people. They are ordinary people with gripes and complaints just like the average person, and yet, some of the studies they do, stretches the limits of their own capacity to think outside the box that shed light on the answers to questions only they thought to ask in the first place.
Then I've met some scientists who simply cannot relate to the average person. Can't talk normal, can't live normal, simply don't function in society. Genius? Yes. Misfit? Yes. Brillant? Yes. Would I like to be like them? No.
I'd rather be known for the compassion shown my husband when he almost died (though I never want to be a nurse). Or at least be known for someone who can have empathy and inspire others to reach for the stars.
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Date: 2015-03-18 09:33 am (UTC)Out of all the caregivers he had, he only had one grumpy doctor. No grumpy nurses, even though they worked 12 hour shifts. Just lots of really kind dedicated people who care for really sick people day in and day out, touching their lives for a time, then never see them again, because they've either passed from this life or gotten well enough to go home.
I've met plenty of scientists who are amazing people. They are ordinary people with gripes and complaints just like the average person, and yet, some of the studies they do, stretches the limits of their own capacity to think outside the box that shed light on the answers to questions only they thought to ask in the first place.
Then I've met some scientists who simply cannot relate to the average person. Can't talk normal, can't live normal, simply don't function in society. Genius? Yes. Misfit? Yes. Brillant? Yes. Would I like to be like them? No.
I'd rather be known for the compassion shown my husband when he almost died (though I never want to be a nurse). Or at least be known for someone who can have empathy and inspire others to reach for the stars.