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| St.Luke San Lucas Youth Group volunteers dancing Hallelujah. |
How many of us take the time to sit
down and enjoy the world around us? The sun shines and the birds sing as the
wind blows gently on our faces but we do not see it. How many of us take the
time to see the problems that surround us? We all live busy lives and many
times ignore the beauty of Earth and the problems that do not seem to harm us.
My name is Jacqueline Orellana but everyone calls me Jacky. I am a sophomore at
Wheelock College studying communications and performing arts. I am guilty of many times ignoring the world
around me. I am caught up in my own world and many times I fail to see the
reality. I once walked around trying to avoid any problems that weren’t mine.
Why? You may ask yourselves? The answer is fear. I feared that the problems
that were the worlds would cause me to lose my way. The funny thing about me
fearing losing my way was that I still had no clue where I was headed. I’m sure
that many of us have experienced that feeling of not knowing what path to take.
It wasn’t until 2 years ago that I discovered that I wanted to be someone that
inspired change.
The world needs people who are
willing to fight for it. People that aren’t afraid of failing. Failure
doesn’t mean that’s it is over. So, I began taking the time to see the world
around me. I could see the stars shining brightly and hear the birds singing in
what seemed like perfect harmony but I also saw a part of the world that
brought me to tears and sadness.
As I walked down the streets, I started to notice the poverty that many people here in America are living in.In my community of Chelsea, people living below the poverty line numbered 1,582. That is 20.6% of Chelsea’s population. It is when I opened my eyes that I found St. Luke’s San Lucas Soup Kitchen and Pantry. I started to volunteer at this community kitchen and fell in love with the people. The people that volunteer there do it with lots of love. The people that come to the soup kitchen and pantry are all very grateful. For them the Soup Kitchen and Pantry is one of their only means of food and sometimes happiness. The Soup Kitchen and Pantry opened up my eyes to volunteer service. It empowered me. I realized that I had the power to change the world for good.
As I walked down the streets, I started to notice the poverty that many people here in America are living in.In my community of Chelsea, people living below the poverty line numbered 1,582. That is 20.6% of Chelsea’s population. It is when I opened my eyes that I found St. Luke’s San Lucas Soup Kitchen and Pantry. I started to volunteer at this community kitchen and fell in love with the people. The people that volunteer there do it with lots of love. The people that come to the soup kitchen and pantry are all very grateful. For them the Soup Kitchen and Pantry is one of their only means of food and sometimes happiness. The Soup Kitchen and Pantry opened up my eyes to volunteer service. It empowered me. I realized that I had the power to change the world for good.
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