Oaths

For people pursuing jobs that require oaths, they are not just a formality. Most deal with the public trust, that you uphold standards, values, and ideals for the positions they are seeking.


Some take an oath to the Constitution to defend it (which seems to be seriously lacking today).

Others take the Hippocratic oath to have compassion and empathy for your fellow man (such as doctors do).

Lastly, some take an oath to be impartial, fair, and abide by the law (such as judges and police).

The first oath takers that come to mind are congressmen, senators, and presidents. If you are seeking these jobs for wealth or power, you have already betrayed the oath before you even take it. Your oath is to the Constitution. You were put into office by the people that believed in you and thought you had their well being in mind (not to take power away from the Constitution, but strengthen it by strongly fighting for those rights for these people who believed in you).

Then, there are doctors. Was it for the money or compassion to help people that made you pursue your job? You take the Hippocratic oath and I, as a patient, would like to think that you are concerned about me.

Judges and police take oaths too. Again, the public's trust is at stake. They are there not for their own special form of justice, but to be fair and impartial and adhere to the laws themselves.

Now, back to the money aspect. Yes, these are well paying jobs, but these are the things we are paying you for.

I do not expect you to be a perfect human all the time, just while doing these jobs. Then, we all could enjoy life a little more.