Appreciating some emails between L and an extra-terrestrial - the ones on our bed status and duty allocation.
To my horror, both old boys use the term "battlefield" for our wards. As Philo Vance's criticism on Markham (the District Attorney of New York County, in The Benson Murder Case), "I can understand a lay person making such a comment. But to say this as a professional, it is a bad sign."
Yes, it is true that the ward is overcrowded and our life is tough. Nonetheless, "ward" is something more than "war". In 1940's, when London was under the thread of German bombers, the Royal Family and Winston Churchill did not remind English people that they were living in the battlefield - citizens were encouraged to lead as normal a life as they could. The challenge does not last merely a day or two; the best way to prepare ourselves is to have an orderly and enjoyable life. It is worrying to consider us as generals and soldiers - seemingly preparing us to become hero and sacrifice.
It reminds me of the movie Assembly (集結號).
To my horror, both old boys use the term "battlefield" for our wards. As Philo Vance's criticism on Markham (the District Attorney of New York County, in The Benson Murder Case), "I can understand a lay person making such a comment. But to say this as a professional, it is a bad sign."
Yes, it is true that the ward is overcrowded and our life is tough. Nonetheless, "ward" is something more than "war". In 1940's, when London was under the thread of German bombers, the Royal Family and Winston Churchill did not remind English people that they were living in the battlefield - citizens were encouraged to lead as normal a life as they could. The challenge does not last merely a day or two; the best way to prepare ourselves is to have an orderly and enjoyable life. It is worrying to consider us as generals and soldiers - seemingly preparing us to become hero and sacrifice.
It reminds me of the movie Assembly (集結號).
1 comment:
With all the potential symbolization of these analogies, it really looks like it's meant to be fancy more than serious...
hahaha, I think more of us feel like zombies, than we do heroes!
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