A Simple Reward

Sister Q: "My dear Cris, Amongst the nurses that has been assigned to me, I never failed to notice your cheerful dispostion. Despite being busy and dealing with all the demands with your other patients, you never fail to always light up your face with a smile and pop up a joke everytime you enter my room."

Me: "Sister, my patients are sick. it would be dragging for them to see their nurse frown. Now if I ask you, would you like to be with someone who takes care of you here frowning, and distant? Moreover, I don't let stress get in the way and I like to keep things light for me to well... carry on with my work smoothly."

Sister Q: "Point taken. How long have you been working here? It seems to me you've had a lot of years of experience with the kind of demeanor you have. San ka naggraduate and anong batch ka hijo?"

Me: "Ive been working for only a year and a half sister. Dito din po, batch 2006."

Sister Q: "Ah, so you're a true-blooded P________ nurse ka pala. Anong ginawa mo after you graduated since medyo bago ka pa lang dito?"

Me: "Well I was on soul-searching mode for 2 years sister, since I really don't think I'm built to be a nurse eh. Haha!"

Sister Q: "Di naman, you're just the right person for this vocation. I'm only a Sister Cris, I can't offer you anything in return for your kindness during my stay here. Rest assured though that you'll always be remembered in my prayers. It's my simple gift to you."


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I went home smiling and light-hearted. It's with simple appreciations like these that made me hold on to my job for the past 1 and a half years.