Saturday 18 February 2017

Volunteering To Those Who Are In Need

By Brian Wright


Volunteering for those in need is a very noble thing to do especially if it is done for selfless reasons. Volunteering has gained a lot of fame in the recent past where so many people leave their jobs to go volunteer in developing countries especially. However, not all the needy countries accept volunteers because some volunteers exploit them. They put a lot of measures and prerequisites in order to accept these volunteers.

There are many and different reasons why people believe that volunteering is good and beneficial. Some of them are.

Some one was born to do it. This is a reason that those who are serial volunteers give. That they can not explain why they love volunteering but they believe they were born with the trait in them. They argue that since they were very young they did simple acts of giving like sharing a cookie, helping in cleaning, telling their friends sorry when they are hurt. This graduates to actions like volunteering in most services like cleaning the environment, first aid kit. They then found themselves in serious volunteering and even joined clubs like Red cross.

It is in one of the Islamic pillar that they should help the needy in society and treat them with respect.

Some religions also very keen in giving. In fact most schools for the needy. The physically handicapped, the orphaned, those stricken by natural disasters are formed by the religious organizations. How they raise money to sustain these is by sponsors who are members of these organizations who donate money and food to them. Most religious books also talk widely and emphasizes mostly on helping the poor and the needy in the society. All religions believe that there is some form of blessings attached in giving, helping and volunteering to the less fortunate in the society.

Self actualization is the highest form of need that one can satisfy. It is believed that self actualization is attained when one does something that does not necessarily translate to money but something that satisfies ones soul. Some people help those in need in order to reach a state of self realization and self actualization as a form of therapy and a way of healingWhen people go through a very tough experience or even witness someone going through the same, they might change and see the needy in a different way. Some people believe that going through a tough experience in order for nature to teach them how to treat the less fortunate in the society.

Some clubs also make it mandatory for members to engage in a form of volunteer work. This might be seen a s a way of doing corporate social responsibility.

Volunteering and giving to the needy in society should be encouraged from a very young age. This is because it has very valuable lessons for being selfless and not thinking about oneself only.




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