Friday, February 17, 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.

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 religious people might see this as a calling. Some churches even have departments for helping the needy in the society. Most religions believe that the blessings dwell in the meek in heart and there is a lot of blessings and unfavorable and merited favor in volunteering for those in need.

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.

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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