Volunteerism
In this post, I will be sharing on my views about volunteering. I believed many students view volunteering as part of school curriculum. Some find no purpose in volunteering and doing CIP assign by the school. They feel that it is a waste of time while some thinks that they have to fulfill a number of CIP hours to score well and 'look good' in their report book so that they have higher chances of getting into the school of their choice in the future.
Volunteering
is hard to practice but rewarding and inspiring only when you are doing it with
the right mind set. If not it would just be another ‘job’ for you.
Therefore, I would
like to share my experience about volunteering.
I always feel happy to take out that extra time to share
with the elderly when I first started to volunteer in an old folks home
organize by my secondary school. It really cheers me up to see the happiness in
the elderly whenever I am there, they just want to talk to people and like
every one of us, and they don’t ask a lot, just some care and concern would
make their day. The old people really love some company and love to share their
own experiences; you would learn a lot just by listening to them. They are so
nice and adorable.
And through
volunteering you get to experience and learn how to become a better person in
life. Such experiences help to executive awareness of social issues, and
of the needs and characteristics of different socioeconomic groups. Also,
it teaches you to care for people, be it around you or those underprivileged.
Volunteering also helps in building a person’s
confidence. This is so as they will feel that they are of used and they can
actually make a difference in people’s life. This will motivate them to
continue to work hard and strive to contribute back in to the society.
Also, volunteering helps to build up and hone your
leadership skill. This is so as been a volunteer leader is not about carrots
and sticks but about persuasion and getting people to grasp and follow your
vision. Therefore, you will be able to learn different ways to approach
different types of people and learn to put people in the place where their
ability is. You also learn how to manage good relationship with people.
Of course there are some cons to volunteering, like free time will be shorter and etc. But I assure you that the experiences you have
gained is definitely a lot more than what you have given up.
Efforts have been put in by the government to promote
volunteerism, for example, President’s Challenge Social Enterprise Award. This
efforts increase the awareness of social issue faced by the society and would
increase volunteerism among youngsters.
All in all, volunteering should not be a chore for us but
instead it should be cultivated as an interest or hobby.
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