Post -4 My Experiance

After really sitting down and thinking about my Service experience, I had one pretty big thought/emotion. I felt as if the assignment of completing 30 hours was a very easy task. Including myself many kids at Saint Joe really dreaded having to go through them. After going once or twice, I thought to myself how easy this was. First, I was enjoying myself and second the 30 hours flew by. I went through just a couple hours after school a couple times a week to make a huge impact in these kids days.

When I thought of an artistic "object" that would have expressed what I felt about my experience, I immediately thought; Music! I enjoy music a lot and as i glanced through my Itunes Library and some music videos online, I thought of a great Jack Johnson song. The song is called, "Good People" and it is off the album called, "In Between Dreams." When i listen to this song and think about my service it immediately makes me think about; "Really, Where have all the Good people gone?" I feel as if this is a lot like service in general. It is really so easy to help out somewhere, whether that be helping kids at a daycare, seniors at a nursing home, or physically disabled people, it is real simple. I feel as if Jack Johnson is saying, "Really where have all the easy, laid back, helping, and loving people gone.?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxuCLopcEy4

Post 3- Life Experiance

Completing any type of Service can be a Life Experience. When you do service you are taking time out of your own life to help someone in need. Weather that be a young child, the poor, or seniors it was considered service and can be also in the category of a Life experience. For me helping young kids at Saint Agnes after school care, was a blast and I will remember it for the rest of my life.

Service is considered a life experience because when you are helping someone, not for the cash or the reward but because of human dignity. Each and every person on earth should be treated with human dignity, and service is a prime example of that. These people may be disabled, young, or old but the point is, is that they are humans and children of God, so it is our duty to care for each and every person correctly and equally.

Post- 2 Common Good

After spending a good bit of time at Saint Agnes I took in a lot of things. Though probably the number one thing was what these teachers and volunteers were doing this for. They aren't in there ever day to make some money, but in there to help these kids. Saint Agnes isn't one of those extremely rich private schools, so to be able to have amazing teachers and volunteers who care about there work is priceless.

Most of the kids are too young to realize this but these teachers are setting examples and teaching these kids lessons that they will carry on and cherish for the rest of their lives and that will be passed on to eventually their kids. This being part of the common good. I can take many things out of this but mainly is to give it your all; all of the time. No matter who the person is or no matter what the job is we as people should give it our all 100% of the time. Weather that be a project, test, homework, meeting people, or sports.

Post 1-Human Dignity

After completing a full 30 hours at Saint Agnes After School Care, I witnessed a lot of Human Dignity. Weather that be a teacher or a student, it was being shown throughout the classroom. After walking into the classroom, I was stunned with the amount of love that was shown by the kids. Everyday I walked in, each and every kid would cheer and yell my name because they were so glad to see me. There were not showing this gesture of human dignity because they were told to treat volunteers nicely, but because they wanted to.

Not only was human dignity shown through the kids but through the teachers and other volunteers as well. Everyday I was offered snacks and drinks, with of course getting love from each and ever teacher. Yes, i was shown great human dignity from the teachers, volunteers, and kids, but more importantly the teachers and volunteers showed the kids human dignity. By never taking a break, complaining, or taking their eyes of the kids.