I volunteered and I felt selfless

Whenever I feel consumed of my daily responsibilities, I complain and grumble over it and wish it all ends. And I promised to myself that if I find time, I’ll surely escape from the city unwind beneath the forest, or at the mountain peak, or at a yacht in the middle of the sea.

That was on a Sunday, February 22, 2015, I marked it red. It surely is an important activity. Looking at my schedule organizer it read, Books in Bags 2pm at One Pavillion Mall. Oh yes, I remembered.

I and my friends were invited by Ms Lorna Eguia to volunteer in a Story and Play activity for the orphans of Sunshine Ministry. It’s been a long time since I spent time in sharing my stocked up knowledge.

Unlike my friends, never was I fond of kids. My temper can’t sustain their restiveness. So never there was a time that I considered volunteering for the Kids Ministry in our church.

When we got there, I saw these kids running around and messing things up, and I sighed, “Lord stretch my patience”. I was whispering to myself, "Are you sure about this?".

We prepared games, action songs, and a short drama skit all out of necessity. That’s when I saw smiles and laughters and giggles. The look of innocence. It hit me. Their happiness is too simple. They just need people who are willing to spend even a little time for them. People who can read them stories of hope and of dreams. People who can listen to their simple wishes.

Two hours, that was just two hours of a day.

When we were about to leave, they gave us a hug and told us to come back. Their little hands holding mine felt like a lightning striking my heart. It hit me again.

“I am going back”, I said.

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