AMH2020 student*
To give real
service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money,
and that is sincerity and integrity. Things that shape a person isn’t what they
got but what they do with what they got. It’s so crazy that in this world
people expect to get everything without giving back How can a person be so
selfish but love to receive things. I feel that I must do everything there is
to help the next man get to the top. Being at the top and looking down on everyone
will not always bring me joy but instead making someone else smile will. I came
from a world that everything I ever had I had to share with a family member or
friend when I didn’t want to do. The chance of me giving to someone really made
me not become a selfish individual that only look for something in the way to
help myself. The world is full of things that you will always like but have you
ever considered that someone else might need what you just want.
I decided to
help a lending hand with my neighbor and make her smile for once. She was old
and couldn’t move like how she did in her younger years. She wanted me to do
daily chores around her house for a couple of days until she got paid to get
another maid. I cleaned her house and helped wash her clothes excluding her
under garments. She had to get someone to obtain those. She is 82 years old and
been staying in the community since she was in high school. She even went to
the public college to make sure that she didn’t have to move. Her studies were
public relation.
She told me the ins and outs of everything that I need to know
for my major also. It was a life hanging moment that makes me confident in my
major. She also even pointed me to people that could give me an internship for
major businesses so that I can have a chance to show that I am a great asset.
Time is something that you can’t take back and you must be very careful on what
you waste it on. It moved me to know that I had someone that is way older than me
and came from two different worlds. She thinks of me to be the nicest person
that she has ever met before. She noticed me in the neighborhood but never
really got the chance to know me personally. I value respect and it is what
keeps me going in my day to day life.
I feel that when respect is understood
then there shouldn’t ever be a disagreement or rudeness coming my way. I treat
everyone with the highest respect and never want anybody to feel that they can
never be around me. We all hate to be around someone that just can’t watch their
mouths or have bad things to say to someone. When someone notices you for who
you really are than blessings begin to start rolling out. I feel that I impact
the neighborhood and not just that one neighbor. Everyone always looks at me
with a smile and always likes when I approach them. They think of me as a
person and not a person that’s waiting to become a statistic in the world.
Our
neighborhood has endured some crazy things and really shapes the way that we
think every day. The kids that are in my neighborhood really look up to me and
want to do the same thing as me when they get to my age. I haven’t ever been
arrested, never get into fights, and always talk to people with respect. I’m in
school, working and trying to make a future for myself. I always talk to the
kids trying to talk them into going to school and tell them about all the good
times that I have. Its more to what meets the eye and always repeat that to
them. I went to my neighbor’s house from 8 in the morning until 5 in the
evening. She always ordered me pizza and never asked for a slice. The pizza was
good and cheesy but she said that she had to watch her carb intake so she
doesn’t get fat. I feel that me going
out my way to make someone smiles just made me feel better as an individual. I
also made sure that I helped with the army man across seas out at war. The box
that I made for shipment was very nice and whoever get it would be glad they
got it from me. The box had soap, cookies, chips, grits, and granola bars for
energy. Everything in the box is what I love to eat on the normal and what I
snack on when I’m at home. The men are across the water really risking their
lives to make sure that I’m living the great life I’m living. The people really
go through traumatic situations and many people are highly affected by this.
People really take the soldiers for granted and don’t really process what they
are doing for us in America. I’m glad that I had the chance to put smiles on
these people faces and make their day better in some way. It never hurts to
just consider someone else other than yourself in life some time. The fact that
I really enjoyed this activity made me look at things a lot different. Life
isn’t always promised so why not leave your mark before you leave. You can
always look back on the good times that you brought someone or someone can pint
you out for what you did. I’m glad that I didn’t grow up really privileged to
get everything that I ever wanted in life because I would be very selfish. Keep
blessing someone because you never know when you are going to need a blessing
to get you through a hard day that you are having.
