What 'Pup Wanted to Do
When 'Pup moved here to NW Harris county, there was... and is...a very good volunteer fire department in place. They cover an insanely large area with a remarkably few volunteers and are very effective. They do quite a lot with (what used to be very little) comparatively little. Things have gotten better for them recently, as the area has developed, but they still rely on the volunteers.
An area with such a group, has an asset beyond measure. We are fortunate in our neighbors who do the dangerous, tiring and exacting work of keeping us safe and saving our houses and fields.
My former brother in law, a good man, is a volunteer in an other part of the state. Working as a fireman has been his joy, though he could not have, or wasn't able to become a full time, professional fireman. I wonder if he'd have liked to have tried for a Bachelor of arts in fire service, if he'd had the chance when he was younger. I wonder if the younger volunteers, here in my community, would?
It takes more than a strong back to do the work. It takes courage and commitment and a willingness to put aside your own plans to follow the needs of the crisis. It takes someone who can look at the situation at hand and plan ahead, while addressing the present. I would think that, given the opportunity, anyone seeking to fill a position at a company would gladly and thankfully fill that job with someone that had proven their abilities to do just those things.
'Pup wanted to do those. He was never physically able. His dream is someday, to have enough money to be able to donate a fire truck.
What are your dreams?
An area with such a group, has an asset beyond measure. We are fortunate in our neighbors who do the dangerous, tiring and exacting work of keeping us safe and saving our houses and fields.
My former brother in law, a good man, is a volunteer in an other part of the state. Working as a fireman has been his joy, though he could not have, or wasn't able to become a full time, professional fireman. I wonder if he'd have liked to have tried for a Bachelor of arts in fire service, if he'd had the chance when he was younger. I wonder if the younger volunteers, here in my community, would?
It takes more than a strong back to do the work. It takes courage and commitment and a willingness to put aside your own plans to follow the needs of the crisis. It takes someone who can look at the situation at hand and plan ahead, while addressing the present. I would think that, given the opportunity, anyone seeking to fill a position at a company would gladly and thankfully fill that job with someone that had proven their abilities to do just those things.
'Pup wanted to do those. He was never physically able. His dream is someday, to have enough money to be able to donate a fire truck.
What are your dreams?
posted by Nancy at 12:08 PM
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