LEARNING IN LEADERSHIP
These past few weeks, I’ve been thinking about this whole leadership thing. How I was getting frustrated with our inability to communicate with our classmates. We make announcements, but few people are actually present during lectures because of studying for boards. We send out e-mails, but not everyone checks or cleans out their inbox so our messages get bounced. Then people hunt us down and ask us the questions that could have very well been answered had they been in class, put some effort to check their e-mail or bothered to ensure that the school’s official means of contacting them are kept open.
I guess I got to a point where my responsibilities were starting to become a drain instead of a joy. I, in my selfishness, believed that I was entitled to certain conveniences…and had already ‘put my time in’ so to speak.
But then I remembered the reason behind taking this position – the step of faith that was required of me. I am to be a servant. And to do it in as loving of a manner as I am created to express.
I had forgotten the desire I had when I initially started: I wanted to love my classmates and to show them that I care. To serve them. And in this case, it means making their lives as easy and stress-free as possible. Heck, that's the very definition of a servant!! So what if I get asked the same question several times? It doesn’t take that much more effort on my part and they get a response immediately.
Still so much to learn. Be patient with me.
