Habitat for Humanity

Community service is important for many different reasons. However, that statement is a little too blunt to describe my personal expierence. I have had several previous voulunteer works, yet the one I did for my sociology class opened up my eyes in a new way. Sure I've voulenteered at some animal shelters and saw some pretty sad things, yet it didnt hit me the same was as when I went to go help out at habitat for humanity. Mabye I'm just more of a people person. Yet I will admit it was extreamly boring for the first few hours, and I was'nt too happy by the time I was painting my fourth wall after the first couple of hours. Around lunch time I was wiped after hours and hours of hard work. On top of that my shoulder was killing me from my water polo game the day before. Although something happend, the person whom was reciving the house stopped by and then it hit me, I was doing this work for someone less fortunate than I am. Then it became worth while, I saw a person who was equal to me, same DNA same genetics who needed a house. I realized that I was doing this for one of my own, that I now had a point in finishing as much as I could on the house. To provide for another human being made me open my eyes that poverty is so much closer than I ever really realized. Of course I always knew people like her existed, but it wasn't until I actually saw her that I developed some kind of attatchment to me. Its almost as if my duties as a human being decided to kick in and gave me a wake up call that shouted: "Stop sleeping, and go do your duty." I feel that if I would not have done this community service, that I would've not only failed sociology class, but more importantly I would have failed my duties as a social human being in the aspect of helping others.