Comments | eowyn2995: That was scary.

eowyn2995

That was scary.

Nov 12, 2005 14:44

We all roar pass them on the highway, glad that we've finally reached the end of the bottleneck, but when we say, "Whew, thank goodness" as we press a little harder on the gas, is it because we're glad that we're out of the traffic jam or because we can't have a good look at what's happening amid the sirens and flashing lights and dark-shirted ( Read more... )

observations-musings-ponderings, me, life-philosophy

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suuri_chan November 13 2005, 01:34:35 UTC

There are other ways to save lives than by being a paramedic (ex: journalism). You don't have to be in direct contact with death to prevent people from dying... the alternatives are usually just as important and much less stressful on your conscience. Not to mention the epinephrine levels will slowly kill you. =P

"If there had been only civilians trying to resucitate him, I'd definitely have offered to help." I'm very proud of you... I am not sure I would be able to tame my fear enough to think straight. But since the paramedics were already there, it is a good thing you didn't run over and offer help... generally it's best to stay out of the way if professional help has already arrived.

eowyn2995 November 13 2005, 04:56:39 UTC

I dunno. Journalists seem to excite trouble. It's progressed to the point that I'm pretty sure that a lot of them are deluded enough that they look for trouble - and of course that's not right. If I become a journalist, I'd seek out good stories. Stories that shed a good light on humanity and/or that highlight problems and that include the perspectives of people who are trying to solve them. Of course, since I'd be the underling of several editors, I wouldn't often have the choice to report good stories... but if I had things my way... well, if I had things my way, a lot of things would be different.

I don't know. Journalists always make up excuses when the public asks why all the news is bad, and those excuses usually revolve around the lame premise of "If we reported more good news, you wouldn't pay attention to us." YES, WE WOULD. There's just so much bad news in the world - a lot of which that we really don't need to know and with which we're familiar only because some sensationalist muckhead thought that we need to know whatever ( ... )