Lessons I've Learned Watching M*A*S*H

    The television show "M*A*S*H" has been over for several decades, but it still holds several lessons about how to live life today.  M*A*S*H takes place during the Korean War in the 1950s, and it stands for Mobile Army Service Hospital which were used to treat injured service people nearer to the front lines to get them treated faster than sending them to actual hospitals.  The series ran for 11 seasons, including a movie, which was much longer than the actual war.  The show centers around the doctors who were drafted for the purpose of surgery during the war, and how they interact with the regular army recruits, officers, nurses, and the local Koreans.
     One lesson I've learned from the show is that the more terrible a situation is the more you have to create your own fun.  For instance, doctors Hawkeye Pierce and B.J. Hunnicutt wear Hawaiian shirts and bathrobes to roll call and other times when they don't have to be "official."  It shows how they didn't care about the restrictions of army regulations and chose to wear something "crazy."  They also found any opportunity to play jokes and throw parties to celebrate life.

     Another life lesson is how no matter how badly you don't want to be somewhere, you still need to work as hard as you can to help others and do the job.  Although the doctors hate the revolting conditions of the war and the regular army implacable higher-ups, they still treat the patients with kindness and high quality surgery and best care.
      Next time you have a break, watch M*A*S*H; you won't regret it.