{"id":1496,"date":"2011-12-25T10:10:49","date_gmt":"2011-12-25T15:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/modologyworld.net\/steph\/?p=1496"},"modified":"2011-12-25T10:10:49","modified_gmt":"2011-12-25T15:10:49","slug":"becoming-humble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/modologyworld.net\/steph\/?p=1496","title":{"rendered":"Becoming humble"},"content":{"rendered":"

A little while ago a friend of mine had posted on facebook that she was going to be helping out at the bridge\\’s\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0on Christmas eve. \u00a0Serving Christmas dinner to the under\u00a0privileged\u00a0and the homeless. \u00a0She lives in Cambridge and while I currently reside in Montreal I always come home for the holidays, this year was no exception.<\/p>\n

So I send her a message and mentioned that I would love to help and to let me know what I can do. \u00a0Christmas eve isn\\’t the same without my grandmother around anymore and this year I didn\\’t have any solid plans, so what a better way to kick start the holidays then to give back to my home town community?<\/p>\n

My mom had asked what I was doing and when I told her, she asked if my sister and herself could tag along. \u00a0I didn\\’t see the harm, the worst that could happen would be that they said no, they had all the help that they needed. \u00a0It was a bitterly cold day and at 3:30 pm we arrived at 26 Simcoe street in Galt armed and ready. \u00a0We were all put to work and banged out a turkey dinner with all the fixings, along with salad, cheese & veggie platters and some\u00a0delicious\u00a0looking\u00a0\u00a0home made desserts.<\/p>\n

We split ourselves up into sections and made sure that everything was ready to go. \u00a0Then we opened the doors to the public. \u00a0There were ALL walks of life, from the young to the seemingly very old and all age groups in between. \u00a0Some looked ashamed to be there, perhaps lonely… \u00a0In any case, every single one of them looked grateful. \u00a0I dropped their food off to their tables with a smile and a merry Christmas. \u00a0Everyone said thank you and you could tell that they meant it and wished me a merry Christmas and I went on my way.<\/p>\n

It was interesting to watch these people interact with each other. \u00a0I\\’m always curious about human\u00a0behavior\u00a0and for the most part, most people seemed to be in high\u00a0spirits\u00a0and had a jovial attitude in spite of their circumstances, whatever they may be. \u00a0The one\\’s that made me the most sad however were the one\\’s that were all alone and another one that really stood out was this young man who was only 19. \u00a0Nineteen years old. \u00a0It\\’s not right. \u00a0A good thing was that there wasn\\’t a lot of people there, that was awesome because that meant that they had somewhere (hopefully better) to go. \u00a0Even if it\\’s just for the night, no one should ever be alone at\u00a0Christmas.<\/p>\n

It made me think. \u00a0Hard as a matter of fact. \u00a0We all take things for granted in this life, it\\’s human nature and some things simply can not be helped. \u00a0Tragic circumstances however changed things for me. \u00a0When Jason died, I learned a very valuable lesson: friends are important, tell them that you love them because you never know what day could very well be their last. \u00a0It was a painful lesson to have learned but it stuck with me. \u00a0Helping out at the shelter however, has made me appreciate all that I have that much more.<\/p>\n

Society as a whole these days have become driven by greed, a need for all the latest\u00a0gadgets\u00a0and toys among other things. \u00a0We have also become quite wasteful too. \u00a0It\\’s shameful really when you think about it. \u00a0I have a really good life, I have a good career, a nice home, wonderful family and some pretty exceptional friends. \u00a0After having experienced what I did last night, I could care less about what is or isn\\’t under the tree this year.<\/p>\n

I have all that I need. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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