Post #271228 by VampiressRN on Fri, Dec 8, 2006 6:19 AM

This reminds me of an incident that happened when I was in nursing school (many moons ago). I was working as a nurse's aide in various hospitals to get experience and make some spending money. I was working a PM shift in a Pediatric ward. There was a young African-American boy (who wasn't my patient) who was dying of cancer that neede to receive some oral medications. Nobody on the floor wanted to go to his room to give him his medications because the family had arranged for an exorcisim and the ritual was underway and would last for a couple of hours. I volunteered to give the boy his medications, so headed down the hall with everyone looking after me like it was my last day on earth. I entered the room....all the lights were off and the place was filled with candles. They had moved the bed into the middle of the room, the priest was at the head of the bed and the boy's family was all in a circle around the bed and they were all chanting and swaying. They acted as if I wasn't even there. I gave the boy his medications and left as soon as I could....mostly in hopes of not disturbing their ritual. All the staff on the floor wanted to know what happened when I was in the room, so I told them and they just looked at me like I was the bravest person in the world for going in the room.

Bottom line is, if your customers wants to do some special ceremonies for their tikii, you do not have to partake in the ceremony, you are simply a supplier of a product...the artist of his icon. It is a good experience to see how others use their spritual powers, but you do not have to feel included in the ritual. It is just best to be respectful of other's practices. You may want to avoid human sacrifice practices though....LOL.

FATIMA BLUSH: Oh, how reckless of me. I made you all wet.

JAMES BOND: Yes, but my martini is still dry.

[ Edited by: VampiressRN 2006-12-08 06:25 ]