September 22nd,
Commitment, it may very well be the most human trait.
A robot has objectives, calculated cold hard A or B choices. Thank God we're not like that, we can choose our commitment. Yes we can choose what we're committed too, we cannot however choose our attitude of commitment, we are always going to be committed to something. No? What do you want when you lie down at night? That's what you're committed too. Alright so we're committed but to what? That's up to you, no one but you can choose your commitments. Where we invest our love, we have placed our whole commitment. We will commit to what we are passionate about because that's just it; the beauty of being human is that our hearts dictate our commitments not the other way. Maybe you know what commitment looks like already, maybe not. Maybe your biggest commitment is your sports team, maybe you've given your very life for your country, maybe you've given your time to orphans and special needs children, maybe.... maybe you've made a commitment to something bigger than yourself. Today, I committed to something so much bigger than myself. Today I was awakened to the gravity of what I have committed myself too. Today I signed up to unconditionally serve, learn, lead and love the people of appalachia and my fellow volunteers. This is not a light matter in my mind, this is big. I have said " This is where my heart will expend, this is where I will invest my effort and emotion." and I meant that. Appalachian people are now my people, these volunteers are now my brothers and sisters, this place, oh this beautiful place is now home. I am going to spend the next five days in orientation figuring out how much that really means.
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