Why do things for me?...

People tell me that everyone needs to do things for themselves.  Everyone needs that day of chowing down on chocolate. I do not understand this. I volunteer every Monday and Thursday at an elementary school and have found it to be the best and most rewarding part of my week.  I love it. It has become the thing I do for myself but others don't seem to understand this.  Doing this service makes me happy. I write this post, not to brag but to simply explain.  I don't understand how everyone assumes that to feel better about a situation or problem they must do something for themselves. They've just got to get that new thing or eat themselves sick or just have a pity party. I do not understand this at all.I do believe that the occasional me time is definitely a good thing but it has become more than occasional in the world today. I'm guilty of getting sucked into this myself but I can honestly say I've never felt better than when I'm volunteering. People have become so self-centered that they refuse to see the solution to true happiness that's staring them in the face. All they really have to do to be truly happy is get out of their own little world and recognize those who need them.There will always be someone who is worse off than you and could use your hand, not matter who they are. I'm not the best at this. It's not easy. But it's worth it.  Service is something that, when done without hope for reward, can make a better day than imaginable.  It's frustrating to listen to the world and hear about the next pity party coming up with friends.  Why can't people start having service parties. If this were to happen on a regular basis, the effect is simple, the world would become a much happier place.  Service is more than doing the right thing, it's going the extra mile to help someone who is worse off than you without want of selfish gain. In Utah it sometimes seems it is just the normal thing to be LDS. We cannot get sucked into how easy it is to live our standards just because so many others are doing the same thing.  We've got to go the extra mile because we live in Utah and because we need to step up and set ourselves apart from everyone else if we truly want to show all that we should and can stand for. We've got to become the leaders because it's easier, and we've got to do it now because it won't get easier.  Life's not easy, it's hard but there's so much to be gained for those who don't search for it.