Oiver Sacks wrote about ferns in his Oaxaca Journal; and Winston Churchill painted with brush and paint. Good or bad, the renditions, he painted. Man's interests or talents can't be contained in neatly measured boxes of secular artificiality. His talents and interests could and should be as broad and far reaching in accordance to the dictates of his/her spirit. So, it is for me, an RN writing about digitalis purpurae, sea snail, agalychnis callidryas, and papaver somniferum. If that is not enough, I might throw in superstring theory in the mix; but that might be too much, for now, anyway.From botany to marine creatures, to tree frogs and back to botany; diverse, certainly, but they are "related to" nursing, in that the chemistry contributions from these plants and animals, are the droplets of "inspirations" for many of our modern medicine, and pharmacological-therapy. But this is where, I intend to make the crucial point, I enjoy the naturalist aspects of this sampling from nature irrespective to their relevance to the medical field; their medical relevance is a plus, rather than a must to hold my fascination of the beauty and secrets in Mother Nature.
To champion the romantic and ethereal, without abandoning the pragmatics, that is what I am trying to convey in a nutshell.
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ReplyDeleteI wrote this out of my own interest. I am making the most humble of predictions that my direction is so esoteric that external commentaries or interests to my blog would be in the negatives. Only a Cosmic Humor could eclipse my predictions.
ReplyDeleteMay the Cosmos......Richard Ng
I received a lifestyle magazine from Acura a while back. In the magazine there were of course photos of Acura cars, but there were also a few stories on some people who changed their career directions. One former lawyer became a jeweler, and another former contractor became a medical doctor when he was already in his forties. What fascinates me is the stirring within their hearts before they made that bold leap to change, and to jump beyond the stratosphere. That stirrings though not everyone needs it, but if it does take place within one's bosom,interpreting the significance of its echo is only the beginning, the rest however is what differentiate between a bright ensign and a distant twinkle.
ReplyDeleteCareer changes are not easy to make. Often we feel safe in our originally chosen field and though we would like to take that "leap," it is often difficult and requires courage to face the new...to face the unknown and leave the safety of what we are accustomed to.
ReplyDeleteAlthough my teaching career in intermingled with my nursing career, it still took some courage to leave my $31,000/year nursing position where I was the experienced one to go to a job where I was essentially "raw" and had to learn from the bottom up once again. I also took a pay cut down to $14,000. This is also were my experience with private duty began so that I could survive the lower teaching salary.
My husband took and even greater leap of faith when he went from a computer salesman to become first an EMT, and eventually a Paramedic, now holding the position of Lieutenant in the FDNY.
Sometimes we need to take that step forward or up or just simply out from where we are familiar to learn, grow and become a more rounded individual. Always look to the "distant twinkle" and reach for the stars.
Check this out on the ethereal... Our particles are not just particles I think...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfPeprQ7oGc
I am humbled and grateful for Pat's entry, the power of personal journeys....
ReplyDeleteBut Phil's comments and analysis threw me out of the intellectual train and unto the shuttle of geeky giggling...Its like watching The Big BAng Theory...Its good AND funny....!!!