Personal Narrative: I Believe In Helping People

Starting high school can be a little scary, especially when you have no guidance from siblings, like me, being the first one from my family to have an education. But that did not stop me from succeeding, I?ve always been confident and determined. I?m an enthusiastic when it comes to trying new things. Who would have thought I was going to be a good athlete plus a book geek, when in my past years I was just a regular kid. I was pretty excited about joining a club that had a connection with high school, that way I didn?t have to start from zero, I always want to be a step ahead. Fortunately, in summer, a high school coach was recruiting freshmen for running either cross country or track, they both involve running, so I considered it like the same sport with different timing. And this is when it all started. Running

Helping others has been something that has always brought great joy into my life. I love the satisfaction I get from knowing that I’ve made someone else happy or feel better. In fact I got a job that allows me to do it all the time, and plan to have a career that does the same.

To spread goodness we should encourage the people to energize themselves by helping others. This may give peace and harmony to those who help and to those who are

I believe you can achieve anything you want in life with hard work, dedication, and passion. There are many experiences I have gone through that have helped shaped who I am today. I may not have control over certain situations, but I have a choice on how it affects me.

This small little selfless act will impact the life of the person you are helping.

I joined the Make a Difference club on September 2016,where I completed my community service. I completed a total of 37.5 hours in the club.

I was born in Australia on January 12, 1999, however I have lived on the Hawaiian Islands since I was five and for most of my life. I have traveled back to Australia several times to visit family and even though I’m an Australian i do consider myself semi-Hawaiian in a sense. To give back to the islands I would love to help the next generation to have a childhood that is filled to the brim with Hawaiian Nature. One idea to give them this experience would be to go into Waipio Valley with the children from different schools in the Big island and explore the valley with them. Some activities while we are in the valley would be hiking, examining native plants, horse riding, swimming in rivers and the ocean, and then

“ We are all here on earth to help others” said W.H Auden. Everybody needs help it might not be a life threatening situation, it might just be helping out with a small chore but, people still need help. Have you ever helped someone or something in need? I have, one day Mrs. Melissa called and she needed my mom’s and I help.It wasn’t a big deal it was just someone in the world needing help.

“Anywhere I see suffering, that is where I want to be, doing what I can,” Princess Diana so bravely pronounced when she was living. When we help others, we make a difference in their lives. If you leave an impact on someone, they can follow your footsteps in making a positive change in the world. Sometimes, it can be a domino effect, which can lead even more people to help others out.

Assisting people is human nature, aiding individuals is something people do every day. Even though not everyone wants to help others and some consider helping people an inconvenience. There are people willing to strive to help other less unfortunate improve their lives. With today’s growing society the number of citizens who need assistance has escalated.

There is more to the Union than just the significant health, dental, and other benefits it provides. I have family members who have been greatly affected by the Union. My grandma has been a part of the Union for over 15 years and my mother is currently in her fourth year of being a part of it. Even after my grandma suffered a stroke, 32BJ was there to guide her. My mother is absolutely content with the benefits she gets for herself and her family. However, the Union has not just affected my mother or my grandma, but me as well. While it does affect me in terms of benefits, it most definitely affects me in a way of allowing me to acknowledge what being a part of a community is.

I walked in through the front door of the lobby and sat in a chair, waiting for my mentor; a lady whose name I could never remember. This being my usual routine, I realized that my mentor was almost always late and decided to make my way to a small library across the lobby. I had applied for a school club for the upcoming year and one of the requirements in order to get in was to show off my philanthropic side and give back to my community. Not putting too much thought into where I was going to volunteer, I did what any lazy person, such as myself, would do and decided to give back to my community through probably the closest location I could find—a retirement home. While waiting for my mentor in the library, I picked up a random book and sat next to a man in a wheelchair. He smiled at me and asked what I was reading. I held up the book and showed him the cover, to which he replied with,“I don’t like that one.” It was that exact autumns afternoon during the beginning of my eighth grade year that I realized I had just made one very improbable friend.

Over the past few years I have discovered how truly heartwarming it is to help those around you. One of my favorite quotes of all time pertains to that. "The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.” As people it should always be our goal to make a difference in the world around us. Every single person has something that they can contribute to society but their circumstances may prevent them from reaching their full potential. When given an opportunity to help someone no matter how big or small the task is a person should always give their all. That task may mean more to them than you even realize.

This letter of support is concerning my wife, Shantei Hinton, in my mother-in-law obtaining her US citizenship. I really enjoyed the happiness of my wife when her mother visited our home during ESTA Travel Visa. My mother-in-law was very helpful during her stay and took care of my children. My wife was relieved as she does not have any immediate family here in Virginia.

On April 9 2016, I watched the TED Talk of Michele L. Sullivan, an American social innovator. She argued that it is important for people to have a support system, and to be part of a support system. Specifically, she argued that although people need “help throughout [their] lifetimes, it is just as important that [they] are part of other people’s support systems.” Sullivan stated that this is imperative since “we all go through challenges.” Furthermore, she explained that because of that, “we must adopt a new way of giving.” By talking about “giving,” Sullivan refers to the act of helping others. Some may oppose to asking for help, as it may be a sign of weakness, or maybe even feel as though others don’t need their help. Yet Sullivan argued