On the occasion of my wife’s graduation from nursing school…
A toast to you, the healers:
you fixers of men,
and women, and children;
you soothers of the aged.
You body mechanics,
you protectors of life,
you guardians of spirit.
You shepherds of the bowel.
You ushers of the soul
(coming in,
and going out)
and of nourishment
(going in,
and coming out).
May you wear your pins with pride.
May you sleep soundly in daylight.
May your skin glow under fluorescent light.
And may you never need to take
the peerless service that you give.
Na zdrowie! To your health.