Personal Narrative: The Salvation Army

“You have been sent here for others. The world is waiting for you.” Those are just some wise words of wisdom by the co-founder of The Salvation Army, Catherine Booth. This quote has a heavy impact on myself, and it should for others once they hear it. It makes you step back and think not about yourself and how fortunate you are for the life you live.
Always around Holiday time, you hear those signature ringing bells when you go to your nearest supermarket or shopping complex, a jolly woman or man in the bright red apron with the signature logo ringing the little bell with glee. I give whenever I can, if it’s five dollars or loose change in my back pocket. I used to think that if I put in only a couple of dimes, it looks like I don’t care, but really, it is the thought that counts.
The Salvation Army was founded by William and Catherine Booth in order to preach to conducting evangelistic meetings. They did not turn anyone down who wanted to listen and helped as much as they could. This has carried on to present day with some changes over the years. …show more content…
It seems like an easy concept, but as a high school student, it can not be so simple. When you are in high school, you are surrounded by a large variety of people and they have an opinion on everything it seems. You hear nasty remarks to the left and then an insult to the right. What the Salvation Army does is show it really isn’t that hard to do the right thing or to say hi to someone in the halls. I am not saying that I go to school everyday to pick on someone and to get in trouble, what I mean is reach out your hand to help if you are in the position to do