Green, the (2011) and Morals

Over the months, I have downloaded a fair amount of films, and I finally have time to watch them all. So the first to go on the hit list is Green, the (2011). Despite an average review, I really like it, since I can relate to some of the characters in the film. Apart from the obvious GLBT theme, there is a subtle moral massage that I picked up.


*Spoiler warning*

It's about litigation and motive behind it. Sometimes, I really think that it's pretty dogs eat dogs in the cruel world, sometimes not. A character in the film saw an opportunity to sue the protagonist despite the lack of evidence, due to the exploitable nature of the protagonist. In the end, I have to say the protagonist is too naive, and even dropped the legal counter-attack, despite his reputation being ruined. For me, it would be an eye for an eye (to be exact ten eyes back, haha). By the way, the protagonist's partner is hunky, and seems to be a cook. A hunky cook - what more can one ask?

I love it when men show intimacy

When I entered vet school, I first thought money is not an issue for me. Guess what, I have become more financial-oriented after all. Greed, one of the seven deadly sins, huh? I wouldn't be surprised if I end up in hell considering this sin alone, but I don't think I believe in heaven and hell, haha. Anyway, money often does the wonder in general, even for veterinary practices. I vaguely recollect a saying of "The rich does no wrong". In the service industry, you could say no money, no service, yah? Same is for vet med, and to be exact you could say no money, a jab of lethabarb then.

Imaging a poor old but really nice lady came in with a sick dog in need of a surgical emergency intervention, for an example, GDV ie. Gastric dilation volvulus (stomach enlargement and torsion). Without a prompt and appropriate intervention, it's gonna be one hell of agonising death. Veterinarians are obliged by our Oath and law to intervene animal suffering, but we also need gain our feet in the world of business. It's a bit like what my American mates told me how people are left to dead if they don't have health insurance or money to pay for treatment. Jobs in medical field are tricky, as we are speaking about life of our patient. 

I'm quite glad that I decided to study vet rather than med. My religious belief is indeed twisted, and I  have to admit that part of me is somewhat amoral, though I adhere strongly to professional ethics (I guess my religious belief and moral stance deserves a proper post sometime later). So sometimes, it's basically "No money? Ok, let's not the patient pointlessly suffer any further. It's lethabarb time!" in my head, despite my dispassionate temperament, I say that in a much more considerate and compassionate tone to clients. Well…vet consult is a service-based business, isn't it? People are paying for a good service, so my Dexter mask is well paid after all.

A considerable number of vets are anthropologist though, in comparison to our medico counterparts according to my med friends. There is a lot of shelter medicine veterinarians out there. They are really quite something, working with abandoned animals. It isn't much cashflow in field, and the pay is depressingly minimal. However, many shelter vets are fulfilled with their job, and happy with what they got. These guys are the saints and angels of our profession, indeed. I respect their skill of making the best out of limited resources, and utilise everything that they have. 

Back on the topic of litigation, there is a well-known Australian eye specialist, who actually taught us. A while ago, he warned his GP colleague not to perform a certain eye procedure. Despite the warning, the surgical procedure was performed, and inadvertently the optic nerve was damaged, then the patient came out of the surgery blind. The owner sued the vet, and also the specialist for lack thereof due diligence, because the owner believed that it's also the specialist's fault. What a pestering call! Guess what, specialists being specialists, they are generally on the more wealthy end of the profession (not to mention he owns a well established practice). In addition to that, he loves flying a plane, so his customised comprehensive insurance is quite something. I have to say he struck back pretty hard: hiring the best available barrister in the country was easy with the insurance money. Funningly enough, his barrister was on a totally different plane of level to that of the owner's, and the barrister managed to take over the negotiation and legal proceeding. The winner was clear, and the barrister managed to talk the other party into believing that the specialist was so angelically kind that they didn't take the matter further, and sue the owner back, lol. 

Morals learnt; dogs eat dogs, but beware of getting eaten back; know thy enemy before thou strike, know not, thy head shall be rolling; insurance may save my ass. After all, we don't live in an ideal world, and nothing is free. There is a lot of funny people out there that are monetarily motivated.