The Little Girl Who Changed My Life

When I was a child, my grandparents always told me that children are the future of our world. A child needs to be shown how much they are able to achieve. A child not shown that will never blossom into the beautiful flower which they are meant to be.

That is why I chose to volunteer at my community elementary school. I wanted to

live the words that my grandparents told me, the words that would make a difference in my future. I was handpicked by the principal and the teacher to be the friend of a child who needed me. My journey began with a blonde-haired, blue-eyed little girl named Mary.

Now, Mary isn’t your normal four-year-old who always wants to tell you what

happened from the moment she wakes up. She never said one word to me from the

moment I met her. I didn’t say much to her, either. All I kept telling her was we are

going to have so much fun this year.

When I went home that day, all I could think of was that I was picked for this child

for a reason, and that while I was with her, I would make the best effort I could to

change her outlook on the worl...