That’s the job title I would like my future visiting card to read. Fire Fighter ?? Yes, but not the kind who wears jackets and fights physical infernos/blazes but rather a guy in a dapper suit who know how to brow beat problems; kind of like a fixer or a Chanakya. But why this sudden revelation ? Induced by quarter life crisis ? No, not really. I was in deep pondering the other day at Burger King wearing my paper crown hat speculating what that one thing was at which made me unique and a valuable asset for a team or an organization.In a much bad coffee guzzling and burger stuffing induced haze it dawned upon me that I was good at so many things; mitigating risks, staying calm when shit’s hitting the fan, coming up with solutions to a given crisis from every possible angle, ability to look beyond fields and domains, comb and combine knowledge from these different spheres of learning, predicting exact outcomes related to work and people (though I suck at calculating mathematical probability), connecting and disconnecting with people… yada yada yada. All these qualities, if you will read through again, are constitutional in fire fighters. ‘Paramedics and similar adrenaline gushing jobs also match the description’ did I hear you say out aloud ? But come on.. are they as fancy sounding as a Fire Fighter ?
We're in hell right now gentlemen. Believe me. And we can stay here, get the shit kicked out of us, or we can fight our way back into the light. We can climb outta hell... one inch at a time. - Tony D'Amato, Any Given Sunday (1999)
Foot note: just saw Kick-Ass. An out and out super cool and super bad ass movie. \m/ To quote a reviewer on IMDB When Spiderman and Kill Bill were put into a blender and Kick-Ass was the end result. oh, oh before I forget i give it brownie points for playing I don't give a damn 'bout my bad reputation (- Joan Jett And The Blackhearts) when Mindy Macready / Hit-Girl goes on an all out killing spree.
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another one.
You're the pretender
What if I say that I'll never surrender?
