You are receiving an award –- either one
that already exists, or a new one created just for you. What would the award
be, why are you being honored, and what would you say in your acceptance
speech?
I’m not very
good at the receiving an award thing. I
don’t know that there’s any award, real or newly created by me, that I would
say I deserve to receive. It’s not really something I need or look for, the
formal accolades, that is. I’m happy to receive a genuine thank you from a
co-worker or just the feeling that I know I’ve helped make their day a little
easier. The awards I have received,
unasked for, are for work I’ve done with 4-H on the island as a volunteer and
employee, work for the elementary school as an ELL (English Language Learning)
teacher, and work for Child, Youth, and School Services all back on Kwajalein
Atoll. I am thankful for these awards
and humbled by them, but they were all awards which were given for things I did
because they were my passion! I never thought of volunteering for and setting
up my 4-H clubs or starting the Ri-Katak parents workshops (which I received awards
for) to receive recognition. It was simply because it was something I wanted to
do in order to provide something meaningful for my parents and students as well
as for myself, really. I enjoyed leading the kids’ clubs and the parent meetings
for my Marshallese students. Truly. So, in a sense, I believe this is the only
way an award should be given, to those who are following their passion with no
thought for themselves and what they might get out of it, but instead for just
doing what they love. What about you? What do you think?
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