Back in RO after being absent for so long, its a good thing that the trainees still remember me and its heartwarming to receive such a warm welcome from them... heheh, it kinda reminds me of why I kept going back week after week in the first place, although at times, I do have the strong urge to take a break from the weekly routine...

Brought Little Imp and a few others to try out volunteering for a day and they seem to like it. Well, to most people, its really an eye opener and a great experience. We do not know how fortunate we are until we actually come into contact with the less fortunate and we do not fully understand the joy of giving until we really do... Of cuz having said that, there is always the level of commitment that one needs to have in order to continue giving.

To me, it really doesn't matter if you cannot commit to a weekly schedule but what matters is you must have the compassion to want to continue giving, even if its a once-in -while-when -I'm-free frequency... hahaha this comes as a complete opposite of my agenda which is supposed to be recruiting and retaining volunteers so that we will constantly have a group of committed volunteers and that there is a succession plan in place. But then, looking at the bigger picture, if I can spread the spirit of volunteerism to as many people as I can reach and each of them contributes even just one day to volunteering, then at least the less fortunate will have benefited from the love and care showered upon them, even if its only for a day, rite?

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Story of the 2 Maidens
Chapter Two
The nobles decided to bring to the attention of the evil queen that among the peasants, there are those who have the capability to serve the court, and so decided to give specific tasks to a group of peasants so that they can showcase their talent to the queen.

Of course, knowing the fact that the queen is one who is quick to form an opinion on a person based on first impression, the nobles then warned the peasants that they should do what they think the queen desires.

So even as every peasant in the land is now given an equal opportunity for a shot at becoming one of the nobles, what will the maidens do, now that they have competition? And now that its no secret that the maidens are not well liked by the rest of the peasants, how will things progress from henceforth?

To be continued... ...