Was at one of our last trainings the other day and heard this good description of peace corps service.
a man is building a well in his village when he realizes he is stuck. he is yelling for help, hoping to get the attention of anyone passing by.
along comes a missionary. "help me please, sir, i am stuck down here!"
the missionary throws the man down a bible and asks him to pray on his position. he then walks off.
an NGO worker approaches the same man in the same well. "help me please, sir, i am stuck down here!"
the NGO worker throws down a million dollars and walks off.
finally, a Peace Corps volunteer happens upon the same man stuck in the same well. "help me please, sir, i am stuck down here!"
the volunteer runs off. the man is obviously confused, until the volunteer comes running back with a tent and supplies and jumps down the well himself. (if you want to get sappy, we say that he has come to live with the man and his problems, to help him out of his well)
no hard feelings to anyone who falls into the other categories, it is only a joke. besides we are all here to do good work, maybe even together...
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