Care For Those 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 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.

During the moth of fasting, the Muslims help a lot especially those who do not have food. They believe that the God would release blessings for them especially at the time they are fasting.

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.

Some also volunteer because they feel that they will gain something more than material gain. This is called self actualization where one does feel a sense of satisfaction not necessarily form material gain but from doing a job that is higher than oneself. Maslows hierarchy of needs places this as the highest form of need. This is only attained when one has satisfied basic needs. Social needs and other needs first.

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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