There’s honor in any job someone does well and with enthusiasm, but there are some professions that simply deserve our appreciation and respect. These are professions that individuals choose because of their desire to serve and protect others.
Some of the professions on the list may be ones that you don’t think of as particularly honorable; until the day that person is helping you. Some of these careers simply don’t get the credit they deserve, but they are full of real-life heroes.
They may not be the highest paid or the most recognized, but the world wouldn’t be the same without them.
Here are the 10 Most Honorable Professions in no order of importance:
1. Military Personnel
I’m partial in this area because I had the opportunity to serve in the U.S. Army and it was one of the most honorable experiences of my life. There’s nothing like knowing you could be called up anytime to go to battle and that your life could be on the line. In many cases, soldiers spend months, if not years, away from their loved ones.
So while many of us complain about missing our favorite TV show or the Big Game, there are soldiers missing the birth of their newborn or the moment their toddler took his first steps. These are sacrifices that our armed forces make for a larger cause. Some make the ultimate sacrifice for a cause greater than their life; the cause of liberty, humanity or the defeat of evil.
2. Teachers
Most of us know that teachers are not the highest paid professionals out there, but the job is rewarding in other ways. If you think about some of the people who influenced you the most in life, odds are you would remember a teacher.
It could’ve been 20 years ago but you still remember the teacher who inspired you, believed in you, or challenged you. I had a teacher of mine named Mrs. Sinclair from Glendale High School that made a big impact on my life.
She was a little shy of 5 feet tall and 110 pounds, but she walked around as if she was 6’5 and 240 pounds. She commanded the entire class with a word. She believed in her students and encouraged us, but she also pushed us to be better and reach higher. She was a Major in the Army Reserve and a big part of the reason that I eventually joined the Army 101st Airborne division.
Later in life, when I was invited to speak at my alma mater, I spent the first 15 minutes of my hour telling the students about Mrs. Sinclair and the impact she had on my life. I still see her as an angel that God put in my life.
