If A Thing Is Worth Doing Essay

In his book What’s Wrong with the World, G.K. Chesterton states “If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly.” Chesterton does not mean that if saving lives is worth doing, we should all run around with no medical knowledge trying to save lives, or that if our room needs cleaning, it is okay to clean it poorly. What he means is that if the more important things in life are worth doing, it is okay to do them poorly because it is more important that we do them rather than not do them at all.
Up until my freshman year, I was a living a life that could be summed up in a version of the quote that would say “If a thing is worth doing, I should avoid it and someone else can do it instead because I am not the right person to be doing this thing.” What really changed my version of this quote, is a group I joined my freshman year after hearing many testimonies from my older sister. The group, Student 2 Student is dedicated to helping new students transition when they come to Falcon High School throughout the year. When students comes in they are paired with a Student 2 Student member that shows them around, takes them to their classes and eats lunch with them.
I in my mind, I was the poster child for the opposite type of person that I thought belonged in this group. I was not keen on …show more content…
With new students, I noticed the positive impact that telling them little details had, like where the best water fountain is, what stairs get the least crowded and that the Social Studies teachers will throw your food or drink away if it comes anywhere near their classroom, especially if it is a blended coffee drink that comes from a very famous coffee shop chain. These small things were just as important as getting them to and from their classes and showed them I genuinely cared. Since these seemingly little things had just as big of an impact as the seemingly bigger things had, why not do them more