Many people are in need! We all know this…we have all seen the feed the children campaigns…we would all like to send money and then turn away. What if that was your reality? What if you actually had a chance to make that difference. That is something that has been on my mind lately.
Ever since I heard Joyce Meyers say "how can I trust that you will give me money when you win the lottery…when you won't even give me the dollar in your pocket right now." That is so true! I am even guilty of that. Oh I wish I could give money…if I had a million dollars of course I would! Then I turn around and complain because I don't have money to go out and drink or out to eat. When there are people who don't even know how to protect themselves from HIV.
Think about the most mundane thing you do all day! Ready GO……Okay think about that…what was it? Talking on the phone, your cell phone, sitting at a desk on the computer all day! There are people in this world that don't even know what that is. Even the most improvised person in the United States is better off then people in other countries. Yes I know that we need to figure out how to help ourselves first. But I am conflicted here! I see people everyday that have services at their fingertips…they popo it and act like they deserve that! I don't owe you anything!
That is why I have made the choice to apply to the Peace Corps. At first I thought what the hell do I have to offer…well you know what I have passion…and 12 years of experience in HIV education. That is what I have to offer. I sit here and think about how fat I am…how depressed I am…there are people in this world right now that wish they had that problem.
I will one day have the opportunity to be rich, to have what I want, to worry about getting the newest iPod. But for two years…27 months I will get to change someone else's life. Somebody will look to me for help. That is what being a human being is all about. I know that this will not be an easy road…I don't expect it to be! As a matter of fact the harder it is the more I will learn. Not only about the country I am in but myself. I will be pushed to the limits…shown how I am just a small part of a greater picture.
I am not sitting here telling everyone to run out and join the Peace Corps…it is not for everyone. Is it for me? Honestly I don't know! I don't even know what to expect from it! All I know is that I will get to be a small part of a big thing! So yeah I will keep you up to date on the happenings…for the first time I actually am alive inside. Excited about this! I really hope that I get in…I know I will! Just remember there are more important things in this world then what we actually complain about!
XOXO,
Stupid Boi
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