Peanut Butter Jelly Time

So Friday's class in which we made a few hundred pb & j sandwhiches was a super clever way of getting to know each other. Ice breakers just don't do it for me so I'm glad we all got to use our hands and converse freely rather than "name, major, year, fun fact" sort of thing. In getting to learn about one another, we also discussed our opinions on "paying it forward" which is doing a good deed without anyone telling you to do so nor receiving anyhting in return. My group had a few different points of view on this that were different than the rest of the class. In a utopian world, this would be all fine and dandy. However, we do not live in a worl dfilled with rainbows and butterflies and while the majority of citizens are good people, I cannot honestly believe that the world can and will be changed through this theory of "paying it forward". On a slightly more positive note, because we are members of THE Ohio State University, we should have the responsibility of using out vast amount of resources in order to help the campus and surrounding communities in any way we can. I guess you could say I'm the skeptic or realist when it comes to ideas such as "paying it forward" compared to other ideas that were discussed in class. Although, having the notion that it could work on some scale is definently reassurance of the many giving people that we have in today's society.

Since this class is fraternal change oriented, why not make the first class begin with change! By making the sanwhiches we chaged the amount of food and work that a particular food bank would have to do. Although relatively small, I think that's how change is most effectively completed. Starting small and with one single bite at a time (really tacky pun intended..i tried..) is how most people positively respond to change as compared to a sudden 180.

Thoughts??