How Servic Service Changed My Life

The next morning, I saw the newspaper while I was eating breakfast. On the front page, there was a story about a young boy who saved a woman’s life. She was going to walk into her house and end herself, but he smiled and waved at her from across the street. He ran over to her and asked her how her day was, in a completely mundane conversation, which led to her talking to him for hours. His mere existence on that day and in that place changed her whole perspective, resulting in her deciding to spare her life for the hope that she could help others like her. That boy reminded me of my mother, who came in at the right moment to spare me making the worst mistake a person could make. In that moment, I knew what my life was meant for: being there for others. …show more content…
I volunteered around my school and community in whatever ways I could, being someone who was present in other people’s lives. I joined National Junior Honor Society, formally pledging myself to the cause of serving those around me. In high school, I participated in National Honor Society as an active member, completing over one hundred hours of service engagement over the course of those four years. While money was never exchanged, I was rewarded for my dedication to service in ways that can never be repaid. Helping people, existing for the sole purpose of being a present force in others’ lives, has given me a reason to excel in my own life. If I have positively impacted one person, then I have completed my mission. If I have given others hope, then that is more than I could ever dream