Looking into the face of a new born babe as you listen to it breathe. Hearing the child gasp and cough, with a heart breaking for the worry of the parents, you must put on a brave face. Doing all with in the realm of human knowledge to make the child well, you must realize that you are still human. Holding a knife as you cut into flesh, doing that which seems unnatural. To open up another person with willful intent, but with the purpose of making well. Taking away a piece of the body that has failed and letting the whole person mend. All the while, wondering if this is the right thing, praying that your decision is the right one. The hands that heal are very human and are part of a whole being. With a heart of compassion and a mind filled with learned reason, the hands are only part of the instrument that makes a healer.