Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Why Do I Want To Become A CWTS Officer?

Why do I want to be a Civic Welfare Training Service officer? There are many things that rush into my mind when I hear this question. Here are the reasons why I want to be a Civic Welfare Training Service officer.

The first thing that comes into my mind if I hear the word Civic Welfare Training Service officer is wearing black shirt every Mondays and Fridays. The uniform of a Civic Welfare Training Service officer is different from the other students. Ever since I am young, I want to wear black shirts. And that is one of the many reasons why I want to be a Civic Welfare Training Service officer. Even though it is not a very valid reason but it still contributes to my decision of becoming a Civic Welfare Training Service officer.

Way back my elementary years, I was a girl scout. I have already experienced sleeping without my family and spending a Sunday without them. I want to continue joining workshops like this because I wanted to experience being independent. Every steps and decisions that I have made, I always seek the help of my parents. I want to prove to them that I am matured enough to stand on my own. And now, I can already make decisions on my own.

When I was still a freshman, I saw fourth year students making side-steps when they saw a Civic Welfare Training Service officer. Making the side-step is showing respect to the Civic Welfare Training Service officer. I feel that I do not have the respect I want because my batch mates always tease me. They always make fun of me. I do not know what is wrong? Is it about me?

I want to be an officer because I wanted to be respected and I know to have that respect, I also need to show my respect to them.

Many of my friends said that I do not know how to handle unfamiliar happenings and personalities that are very unique. In the seminars of the Civic Welfare Training Service, you are thought how to act on different situations. You are also thought how to handle different kinds of people with their own characteristics, how to adjust and how to interact with them. I want to prove them wrong and prove to myself that I really know how to handle different situations.

I have heard many comments of other people about being a Civic Welfare Training Service officer. They said that the trainings, seminars and workshops are not that easy. One should have determination to be a Civic Welfare Training Service officer. They said that the tasks you need to do are like passing the hole of a needle. I want to have an experience like that. I want to know my capabilities and limitations.

When I was young, I am afraid to be a leader because I thought becoming a leader is to do all the tasks given to the group. I have realized that to become a leader, you should know how to distribute the tasks given to the group.

I am only a follower ever since. And now, I want to experience being a leader. But there are still confusions in my mind. Can I handle all the responsibilities that are connected to a leader? As the line says, “ With great power, comes with great responsibilities”. Being leader needs patience in every thing you do. You need to have patience to understand all the thoughts of your members. You also need to know their personal insights.

When I told this decision to my mother, she said that I should know how to manage my time. Because the normal situation is: the Civic welfare Training service officer will have no enough time for his or her studies. Thus, affecting his or her academic grades.

But I assure my mother that my studies will not be left behind. This is another test for me. To do the both tasks together: first to maintain my grades and to become a good Civic Welfare Training Service officer.

While I was writing this essay, another question comes in to my mind. Is becoming a Civic Welfare Training Service officer worth it???

I have a long time to think of this question and my answer is yes. The experiences of this training will help me a lot. It will enhance my capabilities. It will also enrich my values and improve my whole self.

I also want to know if I am already responsible. I want to know if I am ready enough to face all the challenges that would come. I also want to adventure on new paths in life.
Many of my batch mates dreamt of becoming a Civic Welfare Training Service officer. But they failed to have the first requirement. To be a Civic Welfare Training Service officer, the first requirement is to have a grade not below than eighty. I am one of the lucky students whose grades are not below eighty.

I have realized that this opportunity comes only once in a lifetime. I want to grab the chance of being a Civic Welfare Training Service officer because I am afraid that it will not come my way again.

Now I have already made my decision. I will pursue this new challenge in my life. I want to have all the qualities of being a good leader because I wanted to share these qualities someday to other people. This training will give me the qualities I need: being independent, responsible, hardworking, patient, understanding, and respectful.

I hope that God will still be there to help me in this new career I chose and my parents will still support me in this new road I will take.

Lastly, I hope that I could surpass all the challenges connected to this new path that God has given me: to become a good leader to my batch mates by becoming a Civic Welfare Training service officer.

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