It’s Only The Beginning. -Amanda.
I have returned from Ecuador with nothing
but intentions to change the world. Silly?
Maybe. Impossible? Heck no. If I want to change
the world, why can’t I? Sure. I might just be just
one tiny 5ft person, but just look at Mother Theresa.
I spent the week living in poverty. And when I say
poverty, I mean it. We were the only house on the
street, and in theentire neighborhood, with running
water. The water was mainly for showering purposes.
The shower consisted of turning the water on and off
between rinsing and lathering. Interesting concept.
Ohh…and occasional stops of the water to wipe my
already very closed mouth off so the parasite water
didn’t some how sneak its way in.
We lived off about $1.60 a person each day.
Another interesting concept. We lived without
our cell phones, computers and TV’s. All of which
are some of my main essentials in life. But what a
nice feeling not having to worry about my email
or having a ton of missed calls. Very relaxing. Instead,
for a week, I lived the simple life.
(Quite different from Paris’ version.)
My eyes were opened to things that I was aware of,
but didn’t really understand. And truth is, I’ll, and
anyone currently reading this, never actually really
understand poverty. Because we will never really be
part of it. Thank gosh.But now that my eyes have
been opened to what is going on, I am ready, in
however freaking way possible to use what I learned,
and make a difference. Even if it’s simply reminding
my sister and friends to turn off their lights when
walking out of their rooms, or to turn the water off
in between brushing their teeth. It might be minor,
but it’s a start. And sometimes that is all it takes.
A minor start, to create something major. And I am up
for the challenge. So watch out world: because
Amanda is on the loose to do something extraordinary.