If I was being watched by people who were deciding what my job would be, like Jonas in The Giver, it would have to do with inventing equipment for medical purposes. From a young age, I have always been interested in inventing gadgets that make tasks easier for me and others. Once, when I was asked to rake up all of the leaves in our backyard, I tied the rake to my bike and rode back and forth until all of the leaves were in a pile. When I was younger I also used to build inventions with “Tinker Toys” and electricity sets that I got for my birthday or Christmas.
Another thing that I was always fascinated about was my dad’s work, being a Head and Neck Surgeon. He told me about intricate surgeries he performed and the surgical instruments he used, like scalpels and special threads. He showed me the difference between needles. He also told me about amazing instruments that other Medical Specialties used like a laser scalpel. My dad told me how certain things worked to calm me down if I was getting blood work done or getting an injection. All of this information made me think about how some of the operations or instruments could be improved.
The last thing that boosted my imagination was Science-Fiction shows, because in all of them they have incredible medical gadgets that could heal broken bones in a matter of minutes, or lasers that cut through skin and seal it back up as if nothing ever happened.
This would be the perfect job for me because it would combine my medical knowledge that my dad shared with me and using my imagination and love for inventing for the benefit of others. I would invent equipment that would help physicians performing surgeries, and patients that were being operated on. The inventions would help the patient’s recovery like a waterproof cast or a special insole that would take stress of off a hurt foot. For the physicians, I would invent reusable medical instruments because that is a major problem in the medical industry. I would love to do this because it would put my love for inventing to good use.
