The beauty behind music

This last Thursday, my friend Sadie and I had the opportunity to go the South Franklin Community Center. The focus of the center is to help strengthen the kids' ability to read and write. After the orientation, we were greeted by a hyper boy with glasses in the 2nd grade of Latino descent. He picked us out to be his tutors and we would soon learn how hectic this boy could be. Starting off with a game or two of hang man we proceeded to try and get him to start his reading. We soon learned this would be a long and monotonous task as every book. He called every book we pulled off the shelf "Stupid." After knocking down a shelf and a few swings to my stomach, we finally satisfied his needs. We discovered the boy had a knack for singing nursery rhymes. After reading the lyrics and learning the tune, all 3 of us were singing a long to "hey diddle diddle," "Hickery Dickery Dock," and even "Humpty Dumpty." After we mastered the tune, Sadie whipped out her concert piano skills and began playing so we could sing. It was amazing to see how intrigued this boy became with reciting familiar tunes and learning new ones. Reading no longer became a chore this boy.  We soon lost track of time and realized the tutor session was over. I learned more than just the wonderful rewards from serving. I learned about the beauty of music. It has the ability to influence emotions, send messages, motivate, and teach. It was evident on how it influenced this boy.
As we all go about serving, we often find that we have gained more from the experience than we actually gave in service. It shows that it is important to serve each other often. I enjoyed my time in the South Franklin Community Center. I hope to continue to go to gain new experiences.