Mistet en kollega....

[Gjest TomG]

For flere år siden mistet jeg en kollega, det var julaften i 1992. Hver eneste jul i ettertid har jeg slitt med dette. Han var min læremester, han hadde lært meg alt jeg til da kunne i jobben min. I tillegg var han en av mine venner når vi hadde fri. Jeg gikk samme turnus som han i flere år. Vi stortrivdes sammen om vi var på jobb eller var på ferie sammen med hver våres familie.

For noen år siden kom jeg over et dikt, som passer så utrolig godt i min situasjon. Tenkte jeg ville dele dette med dere...

Les:

I chose to look the other way.

I could have save a life that day

But i chose to look the other way

It wasn't that i didn't care

I had the time, and i was there,

But i didnt want to seem a fool,

Or argue over safty rule.

I knew he done the job before,

If i called it wrong, he might get sore.

The chances didnt seem that bad.

Ive done the same, he knew i had.

So i shook my head and walked on by,

He knew the risk as well as i

He took the chance, I closed an eye.

And with that act, I let him die.

I could have saved a life that day

But i chose to look the other way

Now every time I see his wife,

I'll know I should have saved his life.

That guilt is something i must bear,

But it isn't somthing your need to share.

If your see a risk that other take,

That puts the health or life at stake,

The question asked, or thing you say,

Could help them live another day.

If you see a risk and walk away,

Then hope your never have to say,

"-I could have saved a life that day,

but i chose to look the other way."

[Gjest Gjest]

Trist historie..... men et vakkert dikt.