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fandomhigh2014-11-25 02:01 am
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Defying Expectations, Tuesday, Per 3
An email had gone out to the class the night before informing everyone to dress nicely and to wear something warm as they'd be meeting by the Causeway today.
"Depending on your destiny, odds are good that you're going to be personally responsible for the well-being of others. Some of those people will be easy for you to remember: the vocal, the well-off and powerful, those who serve directly beneath you that you see and interact with frequently. But those aren't the only people who depend on you and sometimes it's very easy for people to slip between the cracks, to go unnoticed and become forgettable. Those people are, of course, usually the ones who need your support and concern the most. It's a sad truth that the people who need help most are usually the ones in the least position to ask for or receive it."
She began passing out maps of Baltimore with several buildings marked off. "Today, however, we're going to be remembering those people and doing our best to assist them. Your next hour is going to be spent volunteering--though I'm sure you can feel free to stay a little longer if you don't have class immediately after this. As a reminder though, today isn't about you and and how good you feel about yourself afterwards. These people aren't learning experiences or character building exercises. You're there to see how you can help make their day better. It's a very different mindset to go in with, which you can feel free to think about for next week's class."
"Depending on your destiny, odds are good that you're going to be personally responsible for the well-being of others. Some of those people will be easy for you to remember: the vocal, the well-off and powerful, those who serve directly beneath you that you see and interact with frequently. But those aren't the only people who depend on you and sometimes it's very easy for people to slip between the cracks, to go unnoticed and become forgettable. Those people are, of course, usually the ones who need your support and concern the most. It's a sad truth that the people who need help most are usually the ones in the least position to ask for or receive it."
She began passing out maps of Baltimore with several buildings marked off. "Today, however, we're going to be remembering those people and doing our best to assist them. Your next hour is going to be spent volunteering--though I'm sure you can feel free to stay a little longer if you don't have class immediately after this. As a reminder though, today isn't about you and and how good you feel about yourself afterwards. These people aren't learning experiences or character building exercises. You're there to see how you can help make their day better. It's a very different mindset to go in with, which you can feel free to think about for next week's class."
Re: Children's Hospital
Which meant that she was off to the children's hospital. She managed to keep a look of utter nervousness off of her face when she walked in, because really, the children hardly needed a volunteer who looked as though she'd rather be anywhere but there.
It helped. A few small girls decided that she looked (unsurprisingly) like a storybook princess, and in the end, she wound up staying as long as the taxis would allow her to, braiding the hair of many of the little girls, and singing songs for those who didn't want braids, or whose hair was far too short. One little boy insisted she try regardless, and who was she to say no? He seemed pretty thrilled with the tiny, bobbly braids that stuck up a couple of inches from his scalp and ended in pretty ribbons all the same.
When it was finally time for her to leave, a few of the children asked her if she would consider coming back. Elsa smiled, and nodded, and said that she would certainly try.