My Love Of Service: The Idea Of Community Service

Staring at the stressbusting slogan “Ask me for a free backrub?” I asked myself, “Why would anyone want a stranger’s hand allover”. Yet, numerous students rushed towards the volunteers as their names were called. Curiosity outweighed my wariness, and I found myself placing my name down. “Relax!” My stressbuster said, and for once I did not think of homework or dance practice; I was focused on me. I was not the only though, someone else had taken time out of a busy schedule to personally make sure that I was feeling good. Four months later, I see someone else walk away with the exact same smile I had that day. The only difference is I am now the one behind the chair. Prior to getting stressbusted that day, my idea of community service had …show more content…
Thus, like a crystalline snowflake that is made up of different but attractively valuable characteristics, I cannot be mistaken for another. That is why when anyone asks for my name, I say Eniolahun for no one else in the world has that name. Ever since I was a little girl, I have always aspired to be a Psychiatrist, I want to understand how certain factors help mold people into what they are. Therefore, I am a biology and psychology double major. This would provide me with the needed background in some biological and psychological factors that affect certain individuals. This decision stems from my curiosity with intricate human personalities, and from my ability to respectfully interact with different individuals. This decision means that with proper training, and medical education, I would be specially trained on how to help a mentally ill patient better interact with his/her world. I would know how to effectively intervene in pathways that lead certain individuals to despair, suicide, or insanity, and thus, become helpful to the community around