In 1985 director John Hughes released the movie “The Breakfast Club.” The movie is about five very different high school students who become friends over a day spent in detention. The movie ends with the students leaving the school, returning to their ordinary lives. The first time I watched this movie, my parents asked me if I thought the characters would say hi to each other on the next day of school. I optimistically replied yes. I soon came to realize that more than likely, in reality, they would never talk to each other again. I named this disappointing truth “The Breakfast Club” issue. I encounter it every day of my life. Every summer I go on a weeklong mission trip called the Appalachian Service Project with my youth group of around
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They worry about what people will think or what outcome change will bring. They are comfortable with their life and see no reason for change. They refuse to break boundaries without a remarkably good reason to. I could explain the significance of sharing God’s word through service, but even when people listen and agree, most refuse to overcome obstacles to make any change. They choose to spend their time elsewhere- for school, sports, Netflix- all selfish reasons. I have gotten frustrated with everyone, including myself, for not looking at the bigger picture. I have tried to solve this issue alone, but my powerless attempts to talk to my team members outside of the mission trip have led to either a short, unwelcome conversation or just an exchange of pleasantries. My friends have done the same. The solution does not come through numbers either. I am a member of an organization called Youth Leadership Vestavia Hills that tries to constantly remind its 500 student participants of the importance of community and service, and we give people a supportive environment to act. Our mission statement reflects mending “The Breakfast Club” issue, bringing students together to serve while recognizing our differences, but little progress has actually been made. People join in order to add something else to their resume, not to disrupt limits defined by societal
They worry about what people will think or what outcome change will bring. They are comfortable with their life and see no reason for change. They refuse to break boundaries without a remarkably good reason to. I could explain the significance of sharing God’s word through service, but even when people listen and agree, most refuse to overcome obstacles to make any change. They choose to spend their time elsewhere- for school, sports, Netflix- all selfish reasons. I have gotten frustrated with everyone, including myself, for not looking at the bigger picture. I have tried to solve this issue alone, but my powerless attempts to talk to my team members outside of the mission trip have led to either a short, unwelcome conversation or just an exchange of pleasantries. My friends have done the same. The solution does not come through numbers either. I am a member of an organization called Youth Leadership Vestavia Hills that tries to constantly remind its 500 student participants of the importance of community and service, and we give people a supportive environment to act. Our mission statement reflects mending “The Breakfast Club” issue, bringing students together to serve while recognizing our differences, but little progress has actually been made. People join in order to add something else to their resume, not to disrupt limits defined by societal