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Today we (LIFETEEN ppl and other church ppl) went to a soup kitchen at St. Pauls Church in Brockton (throw ya B's up...jk).It was cool. I love doing that kind of stuff, of course. I don't usually get upset cuz I'm used to seeing people like that, who are homeless and whatnot, and I've been in situations they've been in before so I don't get too
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my school does a ton of extended service trips and one of my friends is going to uganda this summer to volunteer at a refugee camp. every time any of us talks about something we want to buy she says "how about you donate that money to uganda instead of buying _______?"
and she's right. i can't think of needing anything more than i already have. i can survive with everything i have, and yet i still want more... almost all of us do.
my new struggle is trying to defend the purchases i make and arguing with myself about whether they are even necessary. i try to recognize that i don't need everything i buy.
the other end of the issue, though, is also to recognize that we who have so much are so blessed and we need to learn to be grateful for everything we are given the opportunity to have.
it's a tough thing to try and change your outlook on life, but i'm working on it and it's clear that you are too. so many others need to do the same.
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thanx for commenting :-D
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