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Writer's Block: Volunteering
Oct. 24th, 2008 10:57 pm[Error: unknown template qotd]
Okay, interesting question.
I'm at heart a very selfish person, and the complexities of foreign politics bore me, so I'll never be one of those people devoting their lives to a cause. I prefer to remain blissfully ignorant and focus on my own daily life.
What I am happy to do though is to give in ways that doesn't require any sacrifice on my part.
I donate blood.
I'm a paying member of Amnesty International (and a secretary of the local Amnesty club, although that's mostly a social club these days) and write the occasional letter.
I donate money every month to the Church of Sweden's water project in Africa. They build toilets (!) and plumbing for people, in order to give them clean drinking water and better hygiene.
A couple of times a year, usually when I start thinking about health care and dying babies, I give money to Doctors Without Borders.
Donating money is quick and easy, and I earn enough now to be able to. In a way, I wonder if this isn't a selfish behavior; you get to do something good without really sacrificing anything. After all, there is a limit to what money can do.
What I hope though, is that someone else, who may not have any money to give, have time and motivation to contribute instead. That way, it all works out.
Okay, interesting question.
I'm at heart a very selfish person, and the complexities of foreign politics bore me, so I'll never be one of those people devoting their lives to a cause. I prefer to remain blissfully ignorant and focus on my own daily life.
What I am happy to do though is to give in ways that doesn't require any sacrifice on my part.
I donate blood.
I'm a paying member of Amnesty International (and a secretary of the local Amnesty club, although that's mostly a social club these days) and write the occasional letter.
I donate money every month to the Church of Sweden's water project in Africa. They build toilets (!) and plumbing for people, in order to give them clean drinking water and better hygiene.
A couple of times a year, usually when I start thinking about health care and dying babies, I give money to Doctors Without Borders.
Donating money is quick and easy, and I earn enough now to be able to. In a way, I wonder if this isn't a selfish behavior; you get to do something good without really sacrificing anything. After all, there is a limit to what money can do.
What I hope though, is that someone else, who may not have any money to give, have time and motivation to contribute instead. That way, it all works out.
