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LettertoTheArgus
MemoriesofaVolunteer
W
hile I was skimming through the April issue of
uptweakingthedocumentsthatIneededtogetmypatronage
The Argus, sipping my latte while serenely
atthattime,andIdiscoveredthatIneededformaldocuments
enjoyingthecalmlyricsofgoodoldLinkinPark
provingIhaddonevolunteerworkinthepast.Naturally,the
andEvanescence,Icameacrossanarticlethatstruckmewith
documentswerenowheretobefound.Onlyoneothersolution
a great sense of guilt. The article was titled, “Sharing Hopes
remained: I had to get my papers from the House of
and Dreams,” which was a story about Aewon, a volunteer
Sinsomang, and I haven’t been there for more than half
organization that provides various activities for people who
decade.MayGodhavemercyuponmysoul.
aredisabledorfinanciallydisadvantaged.
Thedirectorrecognizedmeatonceandexclaimed,“Good
“Slapmesilly!”Ithought.“WhenwasthelasttimeIever
lord,myboy!Wherehaveyoubeenalltheseyears?”
didanyvolunteering?”
Aftergivinghertheusualpatheticexcusesformyabsence,
Inmyhighschooldays,wehadtodomandatoryvolunteer
shegotmethenecessarypapers.Oh,ifyoucouldseemyface
workinordertograduate.IrememberedthatIhaddonemy
then! My face was turning pinker by the second. To make
portion of the “social service” at the House of Sinsomang, a
things even jollier, my previous “students” had come out,
churchandawelfarecenterforthementallydisadvantaged.I
recognized me, and kept repeating their happy greetings.
had taught elementary Korean and art there for about two
There I was, surrounded by half a dozen people that I had
years.
turnedmybackonforsixyears.Wellthen,mydearreader,I
Dejavu, anyone? I found myself in the front lawn of the
ask of you: When was the last time you did your volunteer
HouseofSinsomangoncemore,justfivedaysafterIhadread
work?
thatarticle!InthesunnymorningofApril27,Iwasfinishing
HwangHo-su(EnglishandAmericanLiteratureMajor-04)
BeaYeon-joo
Cartoonist
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