We all know that Christmas season is the time for giving and sharing that gives us a satisfaction to ourselves. Helping others gives you a happy feeling and contentment. Giving a gift to a needy can be a very generous deed and it can be also self rewarding.
Last December 21, 2017 we went to Tipakan Elementary School that was located at Brgy. Tipakan, Lipa City to have a Christmas outreach program entitled “Munting Handog para sa mga Munting Puso”. We thought that this program will not be accomplished since typhoon Urduja have already fall in our country and the proposed time of arrival was not followed. At 8 o’clock in the morning there were only 2 students on the said school but later on the following students were came so we already move at the Tipakan Elementary School. This program aims to mold the children’s way of socializing and building good companion with others as well as to bring joy to the hearts of youngsters and entertain them with the activities and program that are fun and very attractive. The program was started with a prayer led by Sigfred Fababair, Jr. After that, Aubrey
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When we arrived in our assigned school, we saw the children patiently waiting for us and excited for what we have brought to them. In my life, I’ve learned that true happiness comes from giving. Helping others along the manner makes you measure who you are. Being able to assist is a privileged for us pupils for it teaches us how to be concerned to those who are in demand. It helps us to understand the spirit of compassion and to get rid of selfishness concealed deep within us. After the outreach program, I’ve realized that people can seek for their happiness but for me, I didn’t hunt it. This activity thought me good things; content with what I have, and to share your love and care without asking for replacement. Besides of this, it gives me a thought that even the small things you do for others have great impact in their
, Sean Tuohy, and Sally Jenkins. In a Heartbeat: Sharing the Power of Cheerful Giving. Detroit: Gale, Cengage Learning, 2010.
For instance, last year, I volunteered at an organization to take care of kids and help them with their homework. One day, I worked with a kid who was 5 years old. I helped him with his math homework and taught him how to add and subtract. I taught him patiently and carefully. After we were done, the kid learned how to add and subtract, and he told his mom what he learned. Then the kid’s mom came to me and said “Thank you” with a smile directed to me. At that time, I felt really happy, valuable, and helpful. This kind of happiness was different than the other happiness because this happiness came from helping others. When I feel happy, I am more willing to help. I am so proud that I made a good decision because I have found out the true significance of volunteering.
Using philosopher John Mills’s meaning, “Those only are happy who have their minds fixed on some object other than their own happiness; on the happiness of others,"(McMahon P.11;S.1) which means that the only way one can be happy is by putting forth their attention to the happiness of others, and not themselves. Mahatma Gandhi once said, “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” Compassion makes people contented. Giving to others could increase our prosperity more than spending money on ourselves. Giving is the key to
When I graduated high school, I really gave a lot of thought about what I wanted to do with my future and who I wanted to be. During this time, I read that psychologist often suggest people revisit the activities they enjoyed as a child. They claim that children spend their time participating in activities that bring them the greatest delight. Children do not think about salaries and retirement plans, they simply do what makes them happiest. This made me think back to how I spent my childhood and what I did in those years solely for the sake of it bringing me joy. That is when I realized that care giving and nurturing has been a part of my happiness since I was a child. Whenever a family member or friend was injured or ill, I would be the first in line to administer a Band-Aid or bring them soup in bed. When I was blessed enough to have everyone in my life be in good health, I would find an outlet for care giving in my stuffed animals. I would come up with fictional illness and ailments and find a way to care for them; whether it was constructing a tourniquet out of my hair ribbons, a cast out of duct tape or an oxygen mask out of sand which bags. When I allowed my imagination to run wild, I always found my greatest joy in nurturing. As I grew older I gave up my imaginary patients, but I never lost the happiness I felt when caring for another person.
While going on a journey to be successful there are many up and downs that can create a stronger person or knock a person down. When a person keeps on fighting over and over without giving up he or she are described to be ambitious like Jane Golden who was mentioned in Purpose by Angela Duckworth. Continuing to go further and further a person will run into others who are in need of help, and the right thing to do is be caring like Louie Zamperini who is viewed as a hero in today’s world and in Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. Once reaching a stage in life that is comfortable a person will soon discovered happiness. Principal Ms.Short is starting find happiness at Solon High School. Because success is an accomplishment that is very complex through a long period, it is a mixture of
During the [Project Wisdom] program, my principal tells us a quote then he goes on to explain it. For example, he would say, "Danny Thomas once said, 'Success in life has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others." This quote hit me like a thunderbolt. I was constantly thinking about it. Then I saw homeless people while I was walking home from school. I thought of nothing but the quote, so as I got closer to the homeless people, I pulled out my wallet and gave them a ten dollar bill. The feeling I got when the homeless people looked at me is indescribable. After this experience, almost every time someone is in need of something, I give or at least try to give them what they need because of the self-content it brings me. The "Words of Wisdom" program made a difference in my life by helping me discover that it feels good to serve others.
“Making a Difference” by June Callwood is an expository essay created to inspire the reader to make a change in the world around them, and to stand up for what they believe in. By just doing simple, positive things, people can make a huge impact on their lives and the lives of people around them. June Callwood, author of “Making a Difference”, changes the way many people see the world by describing scientific research and telling the stories of people who performed small, random acts of kindness that made a huge difference in people’s attitudes and the community around them.
I have always considered myself a very promising student. I have worked extremely hard and received high grades. I have a close knit group of friends and my teachers and I have mutual respect for each other .Although I would consider myself at this present stage ‘fulfilled’ something was missing. I realized it wasn’t a materialistic aspect of my life. Through a tragic incident I finally discovered what fit perfectly in that vacancy. The consecutive hospitalizations of my grandparents evoked great pain and sorrow. However, out of the scorching intensity of this tragedy I was warmed and comforted by realizing what I was devoid of: community service.
The most successful way to instill righteous and moral behavior and thoughts is by demonstrating our respectable interactions and honest problem solving approaches during difficult times of our lives. “As adults we should dare to be adults that we want our children to be”. They learn by watching and are quick to mimic our behavior with their peers outside of home. The author writes that “we should strive to raise children who: engage with the world from a place of worthiness, embrace their vulnerabilities and imperfections, feel a deep sense of love and compassion for themselves and others, value hard work, perseverance, and respect, and also move through our rapidly changing world with courage and a resilient spirit” (214, 218-219). All of these elements will help to transform the way we live, love, and
The joys of helping someone can lead some to a career in the police force or a job as a firefighter. Or the love of learning about medicine and or the
Today it seems as though Christmas has fallen victim to materialism and commercialization. Rather than it being a time of loving and giving, it has become a stressful season of greed. Amidst all the hustle and bustle, it is important for us to recognize the true reason of the season, and celebrate in a fashion that exemplifies that reason.
Orellana (2009) and Fong’s (2004) research helps cement that children can be of help in their young developmental years. Most of the participants in Orellana’s study noted that they were happy to help in brokering services between their parents, neighbors and the outside world. The children and youth used descriptors such as “like to help,” “feeling great,” and “it’s cool because you know things that other [children or youth] don’t” reveals the enjoyment the participants felt when serving as translators (p. 62-63).
When we sacrifice our time to help someone in need, whether it is a great or small need, we become a part of their life and can help alleviate heavy burdens. We feel good for looking outside ourselves and contributin...
Volunteering enables an individual to make a positive impact on his or her community, while empowering the individual to better his or her life. This summer, I had the opportunity to volunteer at many diverse locations. From the hospital to the local library, I truly value my experience and treasure everything it has thought me. Volunteering lets us experience and learn things that we otherwise would not have learned; volunteering opens doors for us that we may not have been able to open before. Volunteering provides us with guidance and tolerance which we may use in the future to aid us in our decisions. At first glance, volunteering may seem to only benefit those who are helped, but on a deeper level, one can realize that volunteering benefits the volunteer as much as, if not more than, those who are helped. Not only does volunteering make a difference in one’s community, but it also helps the volunteer become a smarter, happier, friendlier and more caring individual.
... those families in order to keep our democracy healthy. By providing quality out-of-school time programs, family engagement and support, and connections to other community institutions and agencies we can help children and families overcome obstacles. As I reflect on my twenty-three year teaching career and begin my new career as a literacy consultant, I feel I have an ethical responsibility to the teachers and students in my school districts in order to make positive changes for the good of society. Palmer’s quote, “If our experience in the company of strangers is to deepen our sense of civic community and help us cultivate democratic habits of the heart, the lens of compassionate imagination is crucial” (p. 116). As I embark on this new chapter in my life, I plan to put on my “lens of compassion” and will strive to be an ethical and moral steward for my community.