St. Vincent Depaul 10/13/07- " I had to learn that I was not special"

I went to St Vincent Depaul on saturday with paul and dustin. we got there at 9:30am and was greeted my a rather chipper mid 20's man that was going to be leading us through the day. We first began with cleaning off tables and moved them to the sales floor. Then, we swept the entire back room warehouse-like building. Following this, it was my job to go through stacks of bedposts, find ones that are alike, and tape them together with a tape gun. I had trouble with the gun. and when a worker assisted me, I was upset because I felt the ignorance I cameto abolish. Here I was a college student almost ready to graduate being instructed how to do something by someone that I felt was not as educated as me. Thankfully, I cast aside this thought and accepted her help pleasently and was polite. This was the one incident that stuck out in my mind. I had to learn that I was not special, or any different than anyone becasue Ive almost completed a college degree. I got tired and began wishing we could leave. However, I forced this to the back of my head. then, we were called to the office to fix a computer. While Paul and Dustin were working, I conversed with the coordinator and observed my surroundings. I was thankful for the opportunity to do relational service in addition to work. We concluded our time at approximately 1:30 after moving more tables and setting chairs in the front of the store. This was a good step on my journey of self -understanding and competency.