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Articles: Moral Stories | An Inspired Life - Prof. venkata ramanamurty mallajosyula
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Florence Nightingale (1820-1910)was born into an upper class British family in Florence, Italy, and was named after the city of her birth. Florence Nightingale's greatest achievement was to raise nursing to the level of a respectable profession for women, as till that time it was held in poor regard.
One day when still a child, she was walking through the woods with a friend when she came across a small homestead. A shepherd lived there with his dog named Cap. Cap was the only family the shepherd had and Cap loved his master. Florence saw the shepherd without his dog and asked the shepherd,
'Where's Cap?”
'Poor dog. I may have to kill him.'
'Kill poor Cap!' cried Florence. 'Why would you want to do that? I know you love him so and he is a good dog.'
'Oh, his leg was broken when some boys hit him with a stone.'
Ms. Florence Nightingale
The shepherd looked very sad. With Cap gone, he would have no family at all.
'I am very sorry for you,' said Florence. 'But listen, at my home I have many animals and I take care of them. May I see your dog?'
The shepherd told Florence and her friend to follow him. He led them to where the dog was. Florence got some water and bathed Cap's leg gently. She found that it was not broken after all - just badly bruised. She took care of Cap with love and devotion, until he was well enough to guard the shepherd's sheep again. The shepherd was so happy that he had his dog back. This story of Florence Nightingale’s concern for the sick epitomises the thread that ran through her life.
When 17 years old, she had a strong spiritual experience, which directed her to a life of service to God. She was drawn to the field of nursing and received training at a nursing school in Germany in 1850.
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