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Not bad... I see that even though there's no visit to mindsville for 3 weeks, the TH spirit is still going strong. It seems that ever since master wei chung wrote that golden, inspirational, motivational and legendary email, words of true wisdom and long kept inner thoughts start pouring in. It turns out to be quite surprising that people who are rather quiet on msn, can actually write a long essay on his/her thoughts. Well, all thanks to the master for his inspiring words.
I remembered my first visit to mindsville too, unlike what yy has experienced, im not really that tense or afraid. Probably, that's because I have experience in volunteering in other intellectually disabled homes. For me, i wasn't really keen on volunteering at first as I thought it might consume too much time. Also, it seems to be not interesting as well, as it involves doing the same thing over and over again. Law of diminishing marginal utility.... Oops... As I was saying, my first visit to mindsville didn't really leave a deep impression on me, because it's just like a tour around the place. However, the second visit to the home was the one that draws me nearer to volunteering. It was one of the weekly activities at the home. Even though the activities and games are very simple, there is one thing from the residents that i really admire. It is the smile on each and every one of them. As Ken has mentioned before, even a simple game like passing a ball around among the residents can mean lots of fun and joy to them. A simple small joke can also bring much laughter to them. Though they are handicapped in certain ways, i can see that they are definitely much happier than many of us. There is something all of us probably can learn from this. We may be under constant pressure every day. Work, assignments seem to be endless (why on earth Issac newton think of so many theories to pressure people), but we can try to look at the brighter side of things. It may be hard but achievable, definitely. There are too many things in life to worry about, if we are to really worry every day, life would be a living hell. Hence, why not just take it easier, fang bu xia also must fang xia. Last of all, channel this energy to volunteering and I'm sure the residents can feel it too.
Anyway, is it possible to ask residents to help out in future activities, such as decorations and stuff, it may turn out to be a good learning process for them as it really teaches them not only independence, but also importance of teamwork at a deeper level. As the 100 day old Wei Chung saying goes, "Don't underestimate the residents..."

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