Yesterday, we passed by a scene of an accident. This guy (jeepney conductor) was run over by another jeepney as he was trying to board his jeepney. I remember gasping at the sight of blood. Not that I'm afraid of blood or that it makes me feel sick. It was the sight of the guy his blood all around him that was disturbing. He was conscious thought and I think that is a good thing coz the emergency medical team can ask him where exactly he hurts or something.
As luck would have it, today I rode the same jeepney whose jeepney conductor went out of circulation. A passenger struck a convo with the new conductor and from him I learned that the other guys two legs were amputated. What the?? Such an unfortunate thing. I feel sad for the guy and his family.
Anyway that accident made me remember the time that I was in a civic organization whose thrust was to respond in various emergencies. That was my community involvement. I was to become a full pledged member when I realized that handling life was not my cup of tea. I was too darn scared at the posibility that I might do more harm than good despite the fact that we had trainings. No, don't get me wrong, I'm not affected by the sight of blood or the look of a fractured limb. It's the human condition that affects me, I think I'm not responsible enough. I admire my sister and brother much. They are brave, very brave. My sister will be graduating this March with a degree in nursing and my brother still does his hospital rounds.
As luck would have it, today I rode the same jeepney whose jeepney conductor went out of circulation. A passenger struck a convo with the new conductor and from him I learned that the other guys two legs were amputated. What the?? Such an unfortunate thing. I feel sad for the guy and his family.
Anyway that accident made me remember the time that I was in a civic organization whose thrust was to respond in various emergencies. That was my community involvement. I was to become a full pledged member when I realized that handling life was not my cup of tea. I was too darn scared at the posibility that I might do more harm than good despite the fact that we had trainings. No, don't get me wrong, I'm not affected by the sight of blood or the look of a fractured limb. It's the human condition that affects me, I think I'm not responsible enough. I admire my sister and brother much. They are brave, very brave. My sister will be graduating this March with a degree in nursing and my brother still does his hospital rounds.
I remember seeing a street kid being run over by a red car, it wasnt intentional naman ata, kasi parang the kid tried to get a coin na asa street, the driver didnt noticed him ayun the kid got run over, what pissed me off was the driver run away once he realize what had just happened, at ang mas nakakaasar pa eh gusto kung bumaba at tumulong... kaya lang I was worried what my mum would say... damn it.. di na dapat ako nagalinlangan.. ayus ba tunog kolihyala na ba ako?
ReplyDeletebakit? baka sabihin ng nanay mo na its not your business gaya ng sinabi sakin ng isang kaibigan?
ReplyDeleteits like this for me, it's either you hold back or you help. =)