Written by Sr. Laetitia Li - Taiwan Province
Everyone in the world has hobbies. Some like traveling and some are interested in cooking. I don't like spending a long time making food; I think it is a waste of my time. I prefer reading and sewing as compared to cooking. I don't like to work in the kitchen at all. However, since I am assigned to Sr. Alice, the one in charge of our kitchen, I am beginning to enjoy making refreshments for our Sisters.
We thoroughly clean our house every Friday afternoon. We spend a lot of time doing it, and every sister works hard doing her assigned work，so that our house is always clean and always feels comfortable. On that same day，Sr. Alice serves different kinds of snacks to thank and reward our lovely and efficient sisters. I help Sr. Alice to make the dessert. Sometimes，Sr. Christina offers us some good ideas or recipes, so that we can prepare many delicious snacks of which most of us haven't made before.
I enjoy doing it and I am happy. Although, we spend more than two hours preparing the snacks every time, I feel fulfilled especially seeing the finished products and seeing how the Sisters enjoy them. My feeling is the same as that of a craftsman watching his great art; I feel excitement and satisfaction.
I feel the happiest and the most fulfilled each time, when I look at my Sisters eating the savory and tasty desserts made by me, with a big smile on their faces and hearing them say, "Wow! They are very delicious, I like eating them.”
Sometimes when I am preparing the refreshments, some Sisters ask me, "Sister Laetitia，are you preparing the dessert for us again ? What kind of tasty snack are you going to make today?” I reply proudly, "It’s a very very delicious snack that you have never tasted before.”
Yes, I can do this kind of work to serve my sisters and make them happy. I want them to experience love and service in our big community. When God called us, we left our families and country and came here. Here we are a family; we share God’s love with each other in this new family. There is a saying which states, The secret to a happy life is love, and to live that love every day. I can make my sisters happy by doing small things whole-heartedly.
Serving my Sisters by preparing dessert for them, helps me learn many things. It enriches my life and opens my heart to a lot of things. It’s a pleasure to serve my sisters.
The happiest thing I have experienced is how to make others happy. I will further learn to make more delicious refreshments for my sisters.
You are welcome to come to our community in the Philippines. I will serve you the best dessert and food. You'll feel as if you're in heaven!
That is my simple family with simple stories of our simple lives.
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