A main topic
of discussion among the guys today was about attitude. The men got a chance to
discuss positive and negative attributes to attitude. The positive consisting
of humility, motivation, patience, open-mindedness, determination, and resilience.
The negative consisting of entitlement and arrogance. A quote from one of the
gentleman was “attitude determines altitude,” which we found very inspiring. Another
gentleman said that there are three types of people: those who make things
happen, those who witness things happen, and those who don’t know what is going
on at all.” He told us to be those that make things happen.
Today, we continued our mission in deepening our understanding of ourselves, each other, and the problems that poverty and inequality bring. Our day began as usual; sleepy-eyed and ready to help the Father McKenna center in any way possible. Our duties included cooking the meal and serving it, cleaning the center, organizing the pantries, and generally trying to make ourselves useful and helpful. While very important, these tasks were not the catalyst in the change that we experienced today; through talking to the many guests at the McKenna center, to those who live on the street, and to those who were willing to share their life with us, we have begun to break down the divide between “us and them.” And we have realized that we are not so different after all. While the magnitude of our problems might be different, it is what we share that makes us one family of brothers and sisters. From the infections laughter, to the stories of our homes, to our losses of our loved ones, or to the si...
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