Review Of Strength To Love By Dr. Martin Luther King

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In the book titled Strength To Love by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, he includes a sermon called ‘The Three Dimensions of a Complete Life’, where he makes the argument that in life the most pressing question we must answer is “What are [we] doing for others?” Community service has taught me that we must value pouring into the lives of others, and expect nothing in return except the satisfaction of knowing our efforts were of help to someone else. I want to encourage people to see community service and volunteering as more than just a requirement or a chance to fill up a resume. Whether we sign up to make hundreds of sandwiches for the homeless or pay a visit to someone at a retirement home, we should go with the hope of enriching someone else’s

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