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Gemini Nymph
Knowflake Posts: 2216
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Registered: Jul 2004
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posted January 15, 2007 12:30 AM
 
I used to work the night shift at the mental hospital not long ago. I didn't last very long, and one of the reasons I quit was this nurse there. His name was Jack. He was obnoxious, huge, loud, and gross. He didn't seem very competant at being a nurse, and he didn't seem to care that much about doing his job correctly. Other nurses often had to correct his mistake on the following shifts. He also could be a real bully to women, when he wasn't being inappropriate. So people avoided confronting him. I hated working with him because, among all this above traits, he wanted to talk, and talk A LOT, while I needed to be doing my work. And he was too dense to take a hint. I got to the point where the idea of having to work a shift with him make me a nervous wreck. I complained to the admin, but of course, they did nothing. I quit that job several months ago. I just found out today that last week, Jack died, only a few days after getting fired from that hospital. The coroner ruled it a natural death (due to his extreme weight and age), so no autospy was done. He had no family, so a church claimed the body and asked for donations for his funeral costs. A person that still works at teh hospital told he likely OD'd or drank himself to death. Apparently, he was penniless at the time of his death, despite having had a full-time job up until a few days prior. So that money went somewhere. I donated a little money to the church that claimed his body. I felt that's the least I could do. I honestly loathed the man, but I feel very sorry for him all the same. I don't think he was a happy man. He was probably very lonely, but the ways he handled himself made it very difficult for people to tolerate him, let alone be his friend. Regardless, people shouldn't have to live like that, and they shouldn't have to die so pitifully. People shouldn't have to be miserible in the world, even though they too often are. Anyhow, I just wanted to say that. I didn't like him as a person or a coworker, but all the same, it feels wrong to me to just brush off his passing without taking a moment to feel a little compassion for him as a human being. IP: Logged |
lotusheartone
Knowflake Posts: 238
From: MOther & Father GOd
Registered: Feb 2008
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posted January 15, 2007 12:34 AM
Amen-Awomen..to your compassion..Great work!  each person plays an important part. ... IP: Logged |
Yang
Knowflake Posts: 2296
From: A temporary home
Registered: May 2004
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posted January 15, 2007 06:57 AM
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Swerve
Knowflake Posts: 1249
From: London
Registered: Nov 2002
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posted January 15, 2007 07:17 AM
Nice touch Gemini.Swerve IP: Logged |
sue g
Knowflake Posts: 8591
From: former land of the leprechaun
Registered: Sep 2004
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posted January 15, 2007 07:42 AM
God bless JackNice thought Gem IP: Logged |
pixelpixie
Knowflake Posts: 5301
From: Ontario Canada
Registered: Jun 2005
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posted January 15, 2007 08:41 AM
Indeed.IP: Logged |
ScotScorp
Knowflake Posts: 936
From: St. Louis, Missouri
Registered: Aug 2004
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posted January 19, 2007 01:39 AM
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Kamilla
Knowflake Posts: 860
From: NJ USA
Registered: Apr 2006
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posted January 19, 2007 07:52 AM
My Jack be happy in his next life... IP: Logged |
libraschoice7
Knowflake Posts: 1976
From: Arizona
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted January 19, 2007 01:49 PM
That was a beautiful thing you did GN, may he find true peace where ever he is  ------------------
Sun in Libra
Moon in Cancer
Jupiter in Cancer
Venus in Virgo
Mars in Cancer
Ascendant in Cancer I "FEEL" therefor I am IP: Logged |
Zingi
Knowflake Posts: 145
From: Oklahoma
Registered: Mar 2006
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posted January 19, 2007 07:33 PM
It sounds as though Jack was quite lonely while living and reached out a bit to you and others around him gemini n..Only no one knew this until after he was gone. Too bad no one makes an effort until it is a little too late. I bet you he had some great qualities that outweighed his obesity and chattiness. I hope the next time a co-worker or person in line at the grocer or even the next door neighbor decides to start a conversation with any of us we as as a human beings take a moment and connect with them. Because really... you do not know what thier life is about, who they are, what they are living or whether that simple non meaninful gesture you have just given to them have change the course of thier lives forever. YES it can be THAT dramatic. ------------------
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I do it cause I am a joyful girl.
~~~**~~~ You are not a human being in search of a spiritual experience. You are a
spiritual being immersed in a human experience. ~Pierre Teilhard De Chardin
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Wednesday
Knowflake Posts: 695
From: The big C... Canada :)
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted January 20, 2007 01:07 PM
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hippichick
Knowflake Posts: 1981
From: The Ether
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted January 20, 2007 02:33 PM
I believe we all choose our own paths as Jack choose his~~~I am sure he is smiling now and feeling the love you are sending him.... Blessings Terri IP: Logged |
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