He gazed up at me with the clear bright eyes of a child who was clearly experiencing a rare moment of happiness, and I knew instantly the sacrifice had been worth it. The sacrifice I am speaking of was awaking at five o'clock on a gloomy Saturday morning to take poverty-stricken children in our area shopping at a local department store before it opened. I can't help but to notice life is full of these …showed first 75 words of 508 total…

…showed last 75 words of 508 total…do from my Key club duties that brought me in contact with that little boy, to decorating a school float for student council, to tutoring children needing help in my schools mentor program. So, as I stand before the forked rode of my future, I find myself choosing to forsake comfort and take the steep path that few dare to follow. I can only hope that this sacrifice pays off. <Tab/>