Do People Care

I wonder at times, about people. Especially those who are in the health profession. I mean they chose that profession, so why? Was it for the wages, or for a deep seated desire to be helpful?

In dealing with home support for mom, it seems to me that some do it, because it is what they truly like to do, while a good number are doing it for the money, and not much else. And to me, that is wrong. I don't know, guess when I was growing up, I was taught one is supposed to do the best they can, at any job they take on.

Sure, you may not do it super, but you have to try. Yet, today, many simply put in the hours, without any passion for it. Is it the system, that they have to follow that takes the passion out, or is it symptomatic of something more, happening in our world today?

I think we talk a great deal about accountability, but we have systems where it is nearly impossible for people to be accountable. And if we do, we intimidate them so much, that they lose the passion for the job. That is wrong, in my view.

And too, we seem to accentuate the income, the costs, more than the benefits. Is health care supposed to be profitable? I don't think so, but it seems that most do, today. Again, that seems wrong. Sure, we want to get the most bang for our buck, but that doesn't mean that the bottom line has to be in the black, does it?