It’s been purely coincidental that many of the weeks this year have been critically aligned with their prospective morals. This week was sadly not the case as I lacked the ambition or time to actively do charity work.
Aside from making donations, answering various questions to donate free rice to impoverished nations, signing up for projects on volunteer match, and researching charities, I was mostly lacking in the actual “doing”of community service. I did work over 30 hours this week, which kind of impeded my ability to actually do service, but I still sadly regret not doing as much as I could. (Especially since I have so much service in the past for hours upon hours on various weeks).
I did volunteer at AleFest though, which was relatively fun, but mostly unproductive, because they didn’t really need our help pouring the beer (not to mention I messed up in my process of doing so). I did give a free lunch to a fellow volunteer though as he was patrolling those entering the AleFest and providing attendees with their beer sample cups.
I feel like I am much more productive in community service events when they actually encompass something more meaningful. Going to random service projects with no connection to one another almost feels like you’re being non-committal to a cause or belief. Instead, you’re more into doing service for putting it on paper than actually caring about it in the long run. That’s why I prefer longer type causes such as Youth for Ron Paul or volunteering at say, CHOC hospital.
In the end, my best charity will come out of the time I give people. I have to make sure, especially with the friends I have that I am always there to lend a helping hand, especially if they are down. I think in the end that making the people around you happy will not only make you happier, but it will make the world a much better place in general. And that, in the end, should be the goal everyone is continuously striving for as they spend the remainder of their life here on this earth.
The End Result: Because I could have done more, and didn’t necessarily go outside of my comfort box, I give myself a C for the week.
Next Week: Leadership
