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nce, I heard an old man say, “If you wait long enough, you will see death
passing by.” For a long time I did not get the real message, until I came to
work here at Children’s. As an interpreter, you encounter new perspectives
regularly while on the job. This unique positioning has instilled in me a new motivation
that I never knew existed. It seems that life passes you by with its offering, and if you’re
not on your toes it will go by unnoticed.
I have traveled this voyage only for a brief time, but it has been long enough to make
me realize that life can be benevolent even in despair. Despite all teachings from
before, I’ve come to know fairly quickly that there’s always somebody out there with
a burden bigger than mine. And I do not look to minimize the situation,
au contraire
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but to make you aware of it, and empower you to embrace your misfortune, make it
really yours, to get to know it fully and extract the teaching attached to it, and savor
it before it’s gone.
The daily occurrences at Children’s environment, makes for a good collage from
where to pick a lesson to be learned. Every day, something new and existing beacons
my attention, entices me to its side to benefit from its wisdom. Working in the language
industry allows for a unique peek into people’s lives and allows us the opportunity to
reflect and grow as an individual.
Most of it rallies on despair, the sick comes to seek healing: both in the physical
and spiritual sense, the job gets done and for the most part healing gets achieved,
leaving its scars, regardless of which language one speaks. It is here that the lesson
lays, awaiting its discovery. It claws on my mind and tears the fabric of all senses, the
full range of human emotions gets a pass in review, and so it marches on in front of
my eyes leaving its mark, healing my own heart in the process and hitting its target.
In the midst of despair... I’ve learned to harvest one of the most important ingredients
to real happiness... I’ve learned to count my blessings.
AN INTERPRETER’S VIEW TO THE ART OF INTERPRETING
By EDDIE GÁNDARA, PARKLAND HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
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Working in the language industry allows for a
unique peek into people’s lives and allows us the
opportunity to reflect and grow as an individual.
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