If Only They Could Talk!
If they could talk what would they say? Would they say they were the best? Would they say they were better than this one or better than that one? Would they say that one is a piece of junk, and I'm the best in the world?
If they could talk they’d probably only talk about how much they wanted to get to the scene in spite of the way they were driven or maintained. All they’d talk about was their desire to get there and do the job no matter what their name was!
Would they talk about how much they wanted to get the crew to the scene safely, and perform to the best of their ability to protect the crew and assist the families that needed them? No matter how old they were or how new they were they would all want to do the best they could. If possible the new ones would help the old ones, and the old ones would assist and advise the new ones.
Then when the job was done they’d all only talk about how proud they were for getting everyone back to the house safe and sound. I don’t think they’d even care if they were washed or shined if everyone made it out of the fire ok, and all the firefighters made it home safe.
If they could talk would they talk about their brother who broke down? They probably would, but only to find out what happened and to see if they could assist in seeing it didn’t happen again. Not to criticize or make fun of him. Not to ridicule or try to make him feel small. Would they laugh at the old, or make fun of the new and untried? They’d all get together and talk, and make plans to come together to see if the next time they could all get to the scene together as a team!
We could learn a lot from our apparatus….. If only they could talk to us!
If they could talk what would they say? Would they say they were the best? Would they say they were better than this one or better than that one? Would they say that one is a piece of junk, and I'm the best in the world?
If they could talk they’d probably only talk about how much they wanted to get to the scene in spite of the way they were driven or maintained. All they’d talk about was their desire to get there and do the job no matter what their name was!
Would they talk about how much they wanted to get the crew to the scene safely, and perform to the best of their ability to protect the crew and assist the families that needed them? No matter how old they were or how new they were they would all want to do the best they could. If possible the new ones would help the old ones, and the old ones would assist and advise the new ones.
Then when the job was done they’d all only talk about how proud they were for getting everyone back to the house safe and sound. I don’t think they’d even care if they were washed or shined if everyone made it out of the fire ok, and all the firefighters made it home safe.
If they could talk would they talk about their brother who broke down? They probably would, but only to find out what happened and to see if they could assist in seeing it didn’t happen again. Not to criticize or make fun of him. Not to ridicule or try to make him feel small. Would they laugh at the old, or make fun of the new and untried? They’d all get together and talk, and make plans to come together to see if the next time they could all get to the scene together as a team!
We could learn a lot from our apparatus….. If only they could talk to us!
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