Listen to me!

The statement made by the author can be interpreted in many different ways. Here is what I think it means… As humans, we can only experience so much in this world. With so many events and opportunities, there are only so many that we will be able to experience. By allowing ourselves to listen to the stories of others, we are able to experience things that we may not have been able to experience otherwise. We hear learn what they learned, and in turn become more enlightened because of it. Also, by listening to others, we may be able to see things in a completely different angle. When experiencing, we may only see it a certain way. By listening to what others have to say, we see how they saw things. This helps us learn that there are other perspectives other than our own. Then, we are able to enrich our own stories, or share the views of those who have shared them with us.

Since I am fairly young, I do not really feel like I have experienced too much worth telling. I guess the only things I would really write about is my experiences in SLCE. The reason for this, is that I think that it has been the most enlightening experience I have had. Not only has SLICE taught me how to be a leader, but it has also taught me to give of myself, and that every little bit counts. I now understand that it is important to help out in ones community, cause if I don’t, then there will not be a community to share. By working in Phoenix and in San Diego, I learned that there is so much more to life than just the day to day shuffle that we all usually experience.

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