When the Lord was creating Firefighters...he was
into his sixth day of overtime when an angel
appeared and said...
“You’re doing a lot of fiddling around on this one.”
And the Lord said
“Have you read the specification
on this person?”
Firefighters have to be able to go for hours,
fighting fires or tending
to a person that the usual
every day person would never touch,
while putting in the back of their minds
the circumstances.
They have to be able to move at a second’s notice
and not think twice of what
they are about to do, no matter what danger.
They have to be in top physical condition
at all times, running on half eaten meals,
and they must have six pairs of hands.
The angel shook her head slowly and aid,
“Six pairs of hands; no way.”
“It’s not the hands that are causing me problems",
Said the Lord,"
its’ the three pairs of eyes a Firefighter
has to have.”
That’s on the standard model? ... Asked the angel.
The Lord nodded." One pair that sees through the
Fire and where they and their fellow Firefighters
Should fight the fire next.
Another pair here on The side of the head
to see their fellow Firefighters and keep them safe.
And another pair Of eyes in the front,
so that they can look for the
Victims caught in the fire that need their help.”
“Lord” said the angel, touching his sleeve,
“Rest And work on this tomorrow.”
“I can’t, said the Lord,
“I already have a model
That can carry a 250 pound man down a flight
of Stairs and to safety from a burning building,
and Can feed a family of five on a civil service Paycheck.”
The angel circled the model of the Firefighter very
Slowly,
“Can it think?”
“You bet,” said the Lord.
It can tell you the Elements of a hundred fires;
and can recite Procedures in their sleep
that are needed to care For a person
until they reach the hospital.... And
All the while they have to keep
their wits about Themselves.
This Firefighter
also has phenomenal personal Control.
They can deal with a scene full of pain and hurt,
Coaxing a child’s mother into letting go of the
Child so that they can care for the child in need.
And still they rarely get the recognition for a job
Well done from anybody,
other than from fellow Firefighters.”
Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger
Across the cheek of the Firefighter.
“There’s a Leak”, she pronounced....”Lord, it’s a tear.”
“What’s the tear for?” asked the angel.
“It’s a tear from bottled-up emotions for
fallen Comrades.
A tear for commitment
to that funny piece of cloth
Called the American Flag.
It’s a tear for all the pain
and suffering they have Encountered.
And it’s a tear for their commitment
to caring for And saving lives of their fellow man!”
“What a wonderful feature Lord, you’re a genius”
Said the angel.
The Lord looked somber and said
“I didn’t put it there.”
Author Unknown
