it reminded me of a recent newspaper report about a youth accused of raping his teenage girlfriend. his father was in court & publicly scolded him for enjoying a moment of pleasure, only to pay a hefty price of humiliation to the family, on top of a jail term.
a moment of pleasure.
well, mine wasn't exactly like that. i allowed my attention to be distracted for a brief moment & something critical happened to the patient. whatever i did to control damage wasn't enough to prevent him from ending up in ICU for the nite. he was better several hours later but all these aggravation could have been avoided had i exercised more caution.
a moment of pleasure.
a moment of distraction.
what's the difference - there's still a price to pay. if the patient completely recovers tomorrow, maybe i have a (second) chance....
7 comments:
Well, if life was a game of Monopoly, we'd be getting many chances, noh?
;)
The difference is also that of an intentional act and an unintentional one.
Btw, as for rape, some do have a "Get out of Jail free" card in Malaysia
http://home.clara.net/heureka/sunrise/lim-guan.htm
Kyels,
true, but still we must be careful, or we go straight to jail without passing "Go".
Palmdoc,
that card also applies to theft, murder, smuggling foreign currencies out of the country, uttering seditious remarks, etc etc.
isn't this a GREAT country??
I agree with palmdoc..was going to say the same thing.
A moment of pleasure..intentional
A moment of distraction..unintentional.
Don't be too hard on yourself, ok?
God is still able to use our mistakes ...for His glory
Anastasia,
**hug**
Just me,
the patient got better & is out of ICU & back in the general ward.
by divine providence, i have a (second) chance.
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