Blast From The Past Outreach

In today’s society, it is safe to say that humans can sometimes be selfish or only care about satisfying their own needs. We tend to adapt to a “every man for himself” mindset, meaning that we usually look after our own interests first rather than or before considering those of others. Sometimes, the act of looking out for others interests only occurs when there is a benefit for oneself. This can create an environment of hostility and incompassion. When this happens, no one benefits at all in the end.

What I took out of Father Pedro Arrupe’s quote is that he is stating we should focus on our own needs but also to help better those around us. Instead of being selfish or self centered, we should instead take action to reach out to whoever we

He is the Community Outreach Coordinator and CEO of a non profit organization in Los Angeles called Blast From the Past Outreach. For the past 40 years, Mr. Bishop has collected and traded a lot of different antiques. He has always had an interest for antiques. However, his interest that is a favorite of mine is his empathy to give back to the community that raised him. His non- profit organization is actually a store that sells antiques and of the sold merchandise, 75% of that revenue goes into the non-profit portion which teaches free workshops on financial literacy and job searching. The community he grew up in was relatively poor and low income, so he wants to teach people how to become more financially literate and help people who struggle in the job finding process. He said that he is grateful to be in the position to give back in an area that not only his community needs, but what he needed as well when he was growing up. He has learned and researched about being financially stable for a long time and instead of keeping the information to himself and focusing on his own growth, he decided to let others get the same knowledge for free of charge. I see him as a great inspiration and a perfect representation of the meaning behind Father Arrupe’s