I just finished volunteering for a few days for Habitat for Humanity and found it to be a most satisfying experience. It is nice to go from a job where you are constantly in charge of people, preparing and making sure everyone is doing what they are suppose to be doing. Whether it be children, adults, or something in between there is a constant mental stress about it. At the end of the day, you are not sure if there was any real difference that mental and physical energy meant anything.
Looking at the dry wall covering the entire ceiling and throughout most of the rooms, there was a great air of accomplishment. A little more than if was my own house, or if I was doing it simply to get paid. It was helping a great cause where a grand combination of people come together and create a house that a family can buy and own. One more slice of the American Dream created by all walks of life focusing on one great creation.
My favorite quote of today was, "When you work here you'll notice no one ever gets mad at one another." It struck me as so odd that when people no matter where they come from have one truly genuine good goal the potential for emotional conflict is completely non-existent.
I wonder what else we all could do. Let's go explore this. What good can we all do?
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