Let me first start off with a disclaimer: I am not omniscient. I am not capable of being everywhere at once all of the time, despite my valiant efforts.
In order to grasp the larger picture of the world, I often assume based on (hopefully) logical leaps of thought. Most of the time, this is a helpful, harmless process that allows me to avoid pointless things, and capitalize my time wisely.
Sometimes, it really bites me in the backside.
Last week, I attended a club meeting for the Stevens Feel Good Society, what I initially perceived as a small dopey club that existed for the menial purpose of making grilled cheese sandwiches and sharing them with other people on campus.
I did no research. I truly believed it was some sort of joke organization, comprised of maybe four people. As Editor in Chief of the Newspaper, I thought I would be some sort of big-shot celebrity when I attended their meeting.
When I arrived casually late to their meeting (to my credit, it was during the same time that we do layout for The Stute,) I found myself staring into roughly 30 some students, all staring back.
“Since you’re the last to show up, tell us a bit about yourself.” One booming guy said.
“Hi, I’m Joseph Brosnan, Editor in Chief of The Stute. I am a 4/5 Civil Engineering Co-op Student, and I like grilled cheese.” That was the best I had.
People laughed and I took my seat, and found out that the Stevens Feel Good Society is a national organization that tackles problems such a global poverty and world hunger.
I have not felt so small in a long while.
I learned two lessons in that moment: First, that The Stevens chapter of the Feel Good Society is really awesome, and that anyone reading this should definitely go to www.cheeseworld.org and make an account, then start going to the meetings because you can totally make a difference. The second thing I learned is that sometimes, (more often than not) the world can surprise the hell out of me, and most of the time, reaching out and trying something, even though your internal predispositions tell you that it will be a waste of time, can be worthwhile.
I don’t want to be an echo to the organization out there, the Stevens BeMore initiative, but they really do have something going with that. BeMore seeks to encourage students to go outside their comfort zone and try new things.
Once upon a time, a dorky little freshmen chased a friend into The Stute Office, and one day became Editor in Chief. That same dude decided to go to a silly grilled cheese club meeting, and discovered an initiative to end world hunger.
So go out there, even if it is against your first line of logic. Be a little adventurous, even if it is not your thing. BeMore, and try something different. You’ll never know if you don’t at least give it a shot.
But really, go to www.cheeseworld.org right now and sign up. This club should have more followers, and other organizations on campus should co-host events with them. They really are a great cause.
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