When do you become a hero?
I was recently contacted by a family friend. She had a daughter who had just completed MBBS. She was enquiring if there was any way her daughter could get into government service without having to do Covid duty. Now, I had no idea if this is possible and so just referred them to appropriate authorities. But this incident does show the mentality of the common man towards government jobs in general. They want the money and the recognition but preferably without the hassle that comes with it. The problem though is that the medical profession comes with a lot of responsibility. A lot of lives depend on a single healthcare provider whether they like it or not. The pandemic has revealed both heroes and cowards this year. The heroes being the ones tackling sick patients going into respiratory failure. This comes with horrible working hours in PPE suits, not to mention the stress and possible burnout that comes with working in uncertain times. The cowards are the ones kicking health workers