I put a man in handcuffs today and watched his kid watch me do it. I've made that arrest a hundred times, but tonight I couldn't stop thinking about how much of a person's life turns on my call in a single moment. The badge always felt like authority; lately it feels like a weight I'm only starting to understand.
More people experience this than they realize.
You are beginning to feel the full moral weight of the power you hold over people's lives.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.