I think speakers are showing a little bit more apathy toward our Forum class this semester than they did our freshman year. Well, the feeling's mutual, buddy. One day, when a speaker didn't show up, instead of canceling class, Vince gave us his perspective on civic engagement and asked some of us on our progress this semester. He gave us an explanation as to why we're even worrying about volunteering, and mentioned that the mean reason people shirk their civil responsibility is that they think it has nothing to do with them.
My progress has been slow, but last week I finally found where I am supposed to be! What surprised me is that I can literally walk to the site from where I live. I'll be working with Shoals Sav-a-Life, which focuses on encouraging women not to abort their babies, but to give them a chance at life by keeping them or allowing other families to adopt them. I actually teared up a couple of times while touring the facility, because I could really feel the reality of what these women go through, and the huge consequences of the choices they make. These women made the first decision, which began the life inside them; they then choose whether to cut off that life or allow it to continue by not aborting it. I realize not all pregancies are the woman's fault, but choosing to kill a baby does not correct one rapist's actions; it pulls the woman down to his level. It is not fair that she has to have a baby, but it is no more fair to murder a developing child.
Anyway, the only condition is that I have to get three references, besides the applications I already filled out. That's not a problem, I just think it will take a while to actually get those reference letters back. Meaning longer to wait to get my hours in. I think I can make my hours anyway thanks to other volunteer things I'm doing, but it would be nice to not have to hunt down the leaders of those and get them to sign. But oh well, we'll see.
My progress has been slow, but last week I finally found where I am supposed to be! What surprised me is that I can literally walk to the site from where I live. I'll be working with Shoals Sav-a-Life, which focuses on encouraging women not to abort their babies, but to give them a chance at life by keeping them or allowing other families to adopt them. I actually teared up a couple of times while touring the facility, because I could really feel the reality of what these women go through, and the huge consequences of the choices they make. These women made the first decision, which began the life inside them; they then choose whether to cut off that life or allow it to continue by not aborting it. I realize not all pregancies are the woman's fault, but choosing to kill a baby does not correct one rapist's actions; it pulls the woman down to his level. It is not fair that she has to have a baby, but it is no more fair to murder a developing child.
Anyway, the only condition is that I have to get three references, besides the applications I already filled out. That's not a problem, I just think it will take a while to actually get those reference letters back. Meaning longer to wait to get my hours in. I think I can make my hours anyway thanks to other volunteer things I'm doing, but it would be nice to not have to hunt down the leaders of those and get them to sign. But oh well, we'll see.
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