The Creation of the Firefighter
by "Author Unknown"
When the Lord was creating Firefighters, he was into his sixth day of overtime when
an angel appeared and said, Your doing a lot of fiddling around on this one.
And the Lord said "Have you read the specification on this person? Firefighters have
to be able to go for hours fighting fires or tending to a person that the usual every day
person would never touch, while putting in the back of their mind the circumstances.
They have to be able to move at a second's notice and not think twice of what they are
about to do, no matter what danger. They have to be in top physical condition at all
times, running on half-eaten meals, and they must have six pairs of hands."
The angel shook her head slowly and said, "Six pairs of hands...no way."
"It's not the hands that are causing me problems, " said the Lord, "it's
the three pairs of eyes a Firefighter has to have."
That's on the standard model? " asked the angel.
The Lord nodded. " One pair that sees through the fire and where they and their
fellow Firefighters should fight the fire next. Another pair here in the side of the head
to see their fellow Firefighters and keep them safe. And another pair of eyes in the front
so that they can look for the victims caught in the fire that need their help."
"Lord" said the angel, touching his sleeve, " Rest and work on this
tomorrow."
"I can't, said the Lord, "I already have a model that can carry a 250 pound man
down a flight of stairs and to safety from a burning building, and can feed a family of
five on a civil service paycheck."
The angel circled the model of the Firefighter very slowly, "Can it think?"
"You bet," said the Lord. It can tell you the elements of a hundred fires; and
can recite procedures in their sleep that are needed to care for a person until they reach
the hospital. And all the while they have to keep their wits about themselves. This
Firefighter also has phenomenal personal control. They can deal with a scene full of pain
and hurt, coaxing a child's mother into letting go of the child so that they can care for
the child in need. And still they rarely get the recognition for a job well done from
anybody, other than from fellow Firefighters."
Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek of the Firefighter.
"There's a leak", she pronounced. "Lord, it's a tear."
"What's the tear for?" asked the angel.
"It's a tear from bottled-up emotions for fallen comrades. A tear for commitment to
that funny piece of cloth called the American Flag. It's a tear for all the pain and
suffering they have encountered. And it's a tear for their commitment to caring for and
saving lives of their fellow man!"
"What a wonderful feature Lord, you're a genius" said the angel.
The Lord looked somber and said "I didn't put it there."
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