Care For Those In Need

Publié par Unknown on mercredi 15 février 2017

By Brian Wright


Volunteering might seen to others as a task that needs a lot of money and time. However, volunteering for those in need might even be very small like sharing a meal, visiting the sick in hospital and even encouraging the depressed and also helping in rehabilitation of those who are drug addicts. Others might go a step further to travel to developing countries to volunteer and even leave their paying jobs to do so.

People volunteer for many reasons though. Some of the reasons and benefits includesTo some people, it might be in one nature that they feel compelled to give back to the society. They feel a very urgent need to help some one or even spend their money and time helping someone not expecting any form of payment back. Some might see this as a weakness that one is prone to be taken advantage of in terms of people asking for help even when they do not need the help.

Some of the volunteers say that it is calling form God. Many of the religious groups have this as their system or even pillars of helping.

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.

Some people also volunteer because it is a prerequisite of joining either a club, an organization of even to get a college degree. Not all people volunteer voluntarily because they might volunteer to help the needy because they need to get a certain admission. Most of this people get to like the system of helping the needy and hence might even start volunteering in the end, which is a good trait to acquire




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