A note on responsibility

Yesterday, a friend cut the lower half of her pointing finger when she accidentally 'slit' it with a fibre-glass(?) frame of the wall clock that me and another curious friend tore apart.

It was a gory experience to see her flesh make way for the world to see. I still cannot forget seeing her white bone (!!) flash out in front of my eyes. Thankfully we were quick, brought my friend to the campus clinic to be given five stitches by the doctor. I would never want to see anything like that again.

I feel responsible for it because I did not really pay attention of how dangerous such a piece of harmless-looking 'plastic' can be. My friend and me was not supposed to open the glass, but things happen to tick at the right moment.

This reminds me of the nightmare stories of people at site where accidents have occured at very high voltage places, bringing injuries and even taking lives out of the workers on field. The responsibility falls to the engineer in charge of the particular project, not the people who got their hands on the job. The engineer is to be blamed for not adhering to the safety rules and to answer inquiries by higher authorities.

Hopefully, I will keep safety first in mind if I ever become an engineer. We are born to make the world an easier place to live in, not to harm others. Even though safety precautions are a hassle to some, such thoughts should not be tolerated. We should not let other people become victims of our curiousity. Hihi. On another note, this is probably one of the things parents should teach their children - safety. To spread the awareness on safety is also a responsibility!