Medical assistant Augustine Hernandez, right, checks a newborn Tuesday at an Aurora, Colo., provider that treats many low-income patients.
When I saw this photo and the caption underneath it, I thought, “Man, it’s so cool that a dude like him can help people like that.”
Then I thought, “Ya know, I bet he’s been through some hard times himself.”
That may not be true. Perhaps I’m just stereotyping this guy because he’s Hispanic, bald, and has pierced ears. But most people who grow up in affluent homes in the suburbs don’t decide that they want to go to work for a medical provider who provides for low-income patients. Jobs like that aren’t exactly super cushy.
That’s the beauty of going through hardships in life, I think, though. They make people more compassionate. The world needs more compassionate people.
[ image by Getty Images via the Wall Street Journal ]