Pennies from Heaven
This essay tells the story of a family who is receiving assistance from the beyond. I feel like it helps lift up spirits and brighten bad days. I, personally, was quite ecstatic after finishing it. I connect with it because I feel like there are days when I need something good to happen. If people all over the world were to have days like this when they needed it, then depression might be a thing of the past.
The Power of a Helping Hand
When I was a sophomore in high school, I volunteered at the Boys & Girls Club, which is an after-school tutoring center for underprivileged children. When I first started, I thought that there was no point to me being here because the kids would not bother to listen to me. Eventually, I asked why they did not bother trying. They told me that because they needed tutoring meant that they were not cut out to be smart. I was shocked. I had no clue what to say. I told them to try at least once, and I see what happened. The next week I was welcomed to a sea of smiling faces. Their grades began to improve, and ultimately they became top students and made their parents and themselves proud. On my last day, they thanked me for what I had done for them. That's when I realized that sometimes all people need is a slight push in a positive direction and they will snowball to success. If we all tried to help each other out, the world would be a much better place.
This essay tells the story of a family who is receiving assistance from the beyond. I feel like it helps lift up spirits and brighten bad days. I, personally, was quite ecstatic after finishing it. I connect with it because I feel like there are days when I need something good to happen. If people all over the world were to have days like this when they needed it, then depression might be a thing of the past.
The Power of a Helping Hand
When I was a sophomore in high school, I volunteered at the Boys & Girls Club, which is an after-school tutoring center for underprivileged children. When I first started, I thought that there was no point to me being here because the kids would not bother to listen to me. Eventually, I asked why they did not bother trying. They told me that because they needed tutoring meant that they were not cut out to be smart. I was shocked. I had no clue what to say. I told them to try at least once, and I see what happened. The next week I was welcomed to a sea of smiling faces. Their grades began to improve, and ultimately they became top students and made their parents and themselves proud. On my last day, they thanked me for what I had done for them. That's when I realized that sometimes all people need is a slight push in a positive direction and they will snowball to success. If we all tried to help each other out, the world would be a much better place.
i liked your realization that if we all helped each other out all of our days would be a lot better. i think that this can and should be extrapolated to the understanding that we can be that helping hand in someone else's life even if we dont know it.
ReplyDeleteI would just like to say that I too believe in the power of a helping hand. From my own experience its amazing how on person holding the door for you or helping you carry something when you are having a bad day can make it so much better. I feel like a compilation of a bunch of stories like about the power of a helping hand could make an inspiring book.
ReplyDeleteThat is such a cool experience! I bet it took a lot of patience and drive to try to succeed at helping those kids. That is definitely a leader quality that you will carry with you. I interned in a first grade classroom, so I know what you are talking about when they aren't motivated at first, but all it takes is a LOVING push!
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