For some reason, I always thought that people who dedicated their careers to helping those in need were like super humans with an extraordinary ability to keep giving out love without growing weary. As my group interviewed people in our community, I found out something very simple- that all of these people were still people, they just had very compassionate hearts. They were not individuals that were very different from me in the sense that they wanted to see the results of their labor and needed social relationships that would edify them. I saw how discouraged they could get when it seemed like their hard work was not making a difference in the community that they cared so much for. This shed some light on the need for more people to serve in the community so that these providers can be given breaks where they can focus on themselves. In addition, seeing how other people are committing their time for the same cause could encourage them to continue on.
Elecia Kim
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