What do YOU value?

I normally work in the healthcare field, but due to a leg break and all the horrible complications of my gluten allergy, I decided to take some time working in a normal office. A fairly slow-paced, sit-down desk job.

Since starting here in mid-June, I've come to realize something VERY disturbing about our society. I've worked in the ICU, I've watched people die. I know the heartache and pain that comes with losing someone you love. I've had to deal with the pain, rage and explosion of emotions when a parent NEEDS you to fix their child.

Those emotional outbursts PALE in comparison to the rage, anger and emotional outbursts I've heard since working here.

"What do you MEAN you can't fix my TV?? I've already spent over $100 @#*&^ dollars on this $*&^*#$ TV and your @!#&*^ technicians can't fix it?? I want my @#^%& money back!!"

Yes... this is the call I JUST took. I've had to deal with stress, but after the stress I've dealt with in hospitals, this stress is UNCALLED for. I've had more patience, understanding and forgiveness from parents watching their child die of an unexpected brain bleed. If those parents can be calm and understanding with their child's life, why is it so much to ask that people be patient with their electronics?

It really isn't about what you value, it's about YOUR value.

"It seems to me that the value of a man should not be determined by the money in his wallet, the knowledge in his head, or the home in which he lives. It should be determined by the way he treats his fellow man, the way he reacts when he's angry, and the way he speaks to his loved ones."

- Heather L.