Thankful Thursdays - Authority
We are quick to talk about those who abuse authority and rightfully so. With a position of authority comes much responsibility and the abuse of authority hurts us all.
But by in large positions of authority are thankless jobs, the pay is insufficient and the risks large. I have worked as a prison guard and seen the disparity of wages between our local police enforcement and our own. I cannot discount the stress that comes with the territory, but then for the most part we (correction officers) could control the situation. A police officer can stop someone for a routine traffic infraction and lose his life.
How do you compensate someone for keeping our streets and homes safer? Recently we have had to lay off more law enforcement because of the budget crunch. Our police already work in single patrol cars because of less staffing. We make a lot of jokes about officers and doughnut and coffee stops. We point to those we think are not working hard enough, but how many of us want to put the uniform on and patrol the streets?
Today I was with my grandson Kii and his mom in front of their apartment building. I had just bent down to get my hug, when a policeman departed through the front door of their building in front of us. My grandson suddenly stopped approaching me and turned to run and hug the officer. The officer stepped back and smiled from ear to ear. He then gave my grandson a hug and said "Thanks, Buddy, I needed that!" I think my grandson said "thanks!" better than I could, which leads me to my week's "Thankful Thursday".
Remember to be thankful. Take care & God bless.
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7 comments:
I think they're poor because people keep on blaming them. So, don't throw your complains anymore on them, because they're those who just carry out their tasks as requested.
Thanks, sister!
What a sweet thing for your grandson to do, it certainly made the policeman's day.
Very true about the jobs they do, many risks and little compensation. Our next door neighbor is a fireman and it isn't much different for them.
This is a beautiful post, Judy! We can overlooked things that we took for granted such as policemen..
Chan, Judy & Icy, thanks so much for your visit today. I am appreciative of the hard work that they do and touched by my grandson's show of affection. Their work must seem very thankless and tiresome.
I really liked your post. I thought that was so sweet of your grandson to hug the police officer. Even though there are some bad cops out there, that doesn't mean that we shouldn't appreciate the good cops that do help people. It's a shame that some bad cops make the other ones look bad when they do their jobs and help people.
CA, I agree with you wholeheartedly. Thanks for the visit.
Take care & God bless!
Anonymous,
Thanks so much for your visit. You have ideas, I'm sure, but do you write them down and follow through? I have a pad of paper in my purse and on my night stand. Thoughts can be fleeting, and if you don't plant the seed of an idea and allow it to germinate, it dies.
You will find interesting ideas when talking, reading, watching television, interacting with others, listening to the radio... I have several articles already started and sitting on my desk top waiting for me to finish them. The ideas are there, it's time I lack. Some of the sites I write at also offer suggested topics. You simply select one, research, and write...I seldom use suggested topics. I want to finish what I have started first. :-)
I hope this helps some.
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