Ive always wondered if people actually want to listen to me about what i have to say or if they are just letting me talk because they are just too polite. I know at times we all get frusterated when we are out and about and different organisations want you to sign up to make a difference. I know at times my head is straight down and i can not walk fast enough to get away from them.
However the funny thing is that I am one of those people that stand behind a stand and offer a product. But the thing is i dont see it as a product. For me its not about signing x amount of people up, its about raising awareness and letting people know that poverty does exist in our world and that we as individuals can make a difference whether its through volunteering, being a donor or simply talking to friends and family about issues that really bother them.
It can get really hard out there, I am so use to people being rude and saying that we will never end poverty and its not our responisbilty. This annoys me so much because i know we can all create change in the lives we live as well as the lives of others. Its about creating opportunities.
Just towards the end of my shift i had two people approach me and were asking many questions about how it worked, how they could make a difference and so on. They ended up signing up and i thanked them by saying something along the lines of ' thankyou for helping change a childs life today, you have made an icredible difference" and i truly believe that they did.
One year on and i was working at the Royal show and i was doing the same thing and a lady approached me. She asked me whether or not i remember her...It got me thinking..did i know her? She then said " I came up to you around a year ago and you signed me up" I did recall the lady as she came up with her partner. I was blown away. She told me how much her life has changed all because of this one little gesture she did.
I suppose what i learnt out of this is that if we hold back from what we are passionate about we may not reach those people who have the will and compassion to make a difference. I figure if i didnt speak to that couple that change might not have occurred, i could have simply ignored them and spoke to someone else but i think its about going outside of our comfort zones and no matter how many people doubt or challenge what you are doing or what you believe in, keep going because if we all gave up what sort of world would we live in? I think the human spirit can be so unpredicitable and it makes everything worth it even if we only reach that one person...its a difference
