so what made me update this almost-forgotten blog?
well, i had the weirdest dream 2 nights ago... i hardly dream usually. i take it that my sleep is always deep and restful unless i had too much caffeine that day. :)
the scene was post-apocalyptic with widespread devastation, there were many casualties everywhere. was it an alien invasion? or a catastrophic flu outbreak? i don't know.
all i knew was that i was involved in a search and rescue operation, a highly risky exercise to look for "uncontaminated" survivors and evacuate them to safety. we had to determine on the spot if the survivors we found were to be evacuated via helicopters hovering right above us or left alone if they're medically too far gone or contaminated.
it was a highly stressful position to be in, as we play god and make decisions whether to save or leave them to die. not an easy decision to be made under very tense situations that could very well jeopardise the safety of the colony if we bring back the "wrong" survivors. or leaving behind those that rightly should be saved.
plus a real threat of being attacked by whatever out there added a palpable sense of urgency to our operations. i guess it's a case where if a job needs to be done then it should be done, come what may.
i hope i have the courage to step up to it when and if such surreal circumstances present itself.
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