Team Ahimsa Blog Relay, Various Contests

Pray back time - Rated 13+ - week 4 EXTRA - Words: 236

The prompt asks:
Do you think teachers, police, and fire department personnel are adequately compensated for their jobs and why?

The answer is NO.

It's like asking if a Mom is adequately compensated for the nine months she spends carrying the child, the nine years she spends helping the child with homework, the nineteen years she spends getting the child on her / his own feet - and the lifetime she spends worrying about the piece of heart she has voluntarily placed outside her body.

A good teacher is like a Mom. She / he worries about the students, even agonises. Not just academically, but every which way. There is no adequate compensation for that.

As for the police and fire personnel - they are on call and putting their lives at risk for the rest of us to stay safe. Again, nothing can compensate for that.

Do they get enough salary? No, they don't.

The prompt goes on:
If not, how would you suggest increasing their compensation?

In terms of money, pay back time.
Do what it takes. Donations, taxes. Even privatisation ... give them their due.

In terms of emotional and moral gratitude -
PRAY BACK time.
Yep. They pray for you or your kids all the time. Pray for them.
Let them know you appreciate them. Say thank you. Send them messages on Christmas. Where you can, find out their birthdays and greet them. They're people. They appreciate appreciation.

Words: 236 incl the quoted prompt