The Love Of A Child by Megan

Meganof Rockford's entry into Varsity Tutor's January 2017 scholarship contest

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The Love Of A Child by Megan - January 2017 Scholarship Essay

Extracurricular activities and volunteering can have a huge impact on a person's life and on a person's community. Sometimes these activities and volunteer hours aren't the most fun things to be doing, but maybe sometime they could change your life. I am in a group called Big Brother Big Sister, and it has inspired me to change things in my community for the better.
When I first decided to join Big Brother Big sister, I figured it would just be a fun and easy extracurricular activity, and it would help me to reach my National Honor Society service hours. I was right about the group being fun, but I was very wrong about it being easy. As the weeks went on and I met with my little, he challenged me in many ways. One week my little would have the best listening skills, while the next week he would have the worst. One week he could be so happy, while the next week he could be very grumpy from a long day at school. Luckily, my little was always happy to see me, and I was always happy to see him. My little challenged me in my patience, in my knowledge, and in my happiness. Every week he knew how to push my buttons, and some weeks he would try his hardest to see how far I would let him go. Every week he knew that he should ask me math problems because he knew that he could trick me, and I'd get the answer wrong. Every week my little showed me true happiness and it made me question my own. His happiness brought true joy into my life. My little and I learned how to trust each other and how to be open with one another. My extracurricular activity of spending time with my little inspired me to do something in my community.
Because my little inspired me by his love and by his happiness, I decided to also spread love and happiness to others in my community. I spread love and happiness through my community by helping others. Helping others is an easy task once you commit yourself to doing so. If I saw anyone that looked like they were having a hard time, I went up to them and I asked them how I could help their situation. Sometimes even a simple question can brighten up another person's day. Another way I spread love and happiness around my community was by volunteering to help elderly people clean their houses and just sitting with them to talk. My little's love toward me inspired me to love others around me and in my community.
Because my little showed me so much love and happiness, I was inspired to make a change in my community. I loved others better, and I enjoyed others more. Showing love and happiness to others in my community makes the world a better and a happier place. My community is becoming a more loving and a more happy place all because the love of a child inspired me to make a change.

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