Dear Melissa,
Thank you for your voicemail the other week saying you had a “funny story” to tell me. When I called back, you told me about orientation week at your graduate occupational therapy program. You said the director of the meeting asked the students to say what makes a good occupational therapist. Students said compassion and empathy. When the teacher asked you what you thought was an important quality for an occupational therapist, you said, “Enthusiasm.” The teacher got quiet and said, “Compassion and empathy are important for being an occupational therapist. However, enthusiasm fades.”