Dependency

The below response is one of my most recent responses.
For this response I have been thinking about my community service and whether I would like to continue or not. It has taken a lot of my time recently but I like the fact that I am helping other people. There is part of a sentence that I thought fit perfectly with how I have been feeling, “…the knowledge that one is dependent on the will of others,” (73) is really true.
Community service and helping others to me seems just like the above quote. The "will of others" is the person that is doing the community service. The one that is dependent is the person and the organization that you are helping. Organizations that depend on volunteers helping them, are relying on those individuals and their generosity. After only spending one time at St. Vincent’s de Paul Dining Hall and volunteering in the kitchen I have noticed that things would not get done if certain people weren’t around. For example there is a guy there whose name is Eddy. Eddy is a volunteer. He depends on St. Vincent’s for his daily living. However, even though he depends on St. Vincent’s, St. Vincent’s also depends on him. He is the person that makes sure that the Dining Hall is organized the way that it should be. He stays at the Dining Hall even after everyone has left. He makes sure that the bread in the Dining Hall is put away properly and takes out the garbage if there is any left. But Eddy isn’t the only one that St. Vincent’s depends on. It is all of the volunteers.
I noticed that while I was in the kitchen there was a lot of disorganization. Not just in communication but also in the way that produce and canned food is taken care of. The canned food is on shelves but it is not organized in any way. Someone, like myself, who has only been there a couple of times, would go out of their mind trying to find the right can of tomatoes.
Even though St. Vincent’s de Paul has been there for many years, there are still things that need to be worked on. But that is were I start to think about whether I should continue or not. Everyone that I was working with loved the fact that I was there all day and also liked it because I was able to take care of things that they used to do. I don’t just want to leave them hanging which is how I feel if I don’t go back there again. But then the next question is how much do I want St. Vincent’s to depend on me?