Ways to a Better Life- Volunteer

Herman Melville wrote: "We cannot live for ourselves alone. Our lives are connected by a thousand invisible threads, and along these sympathetic fibers, our actions run as causes and return to us as results."

There have been numerous studies that indicate that people who volunteer are happier and healthier. Those who volunteer feel more connection to their community, and live longer. Volunteering provides confidence, and a feeling of well being to those who go out into the world to help others in need. Herman Melville expressed this thought when he wrote the above about volunteering. In a world where people get more self-involved, volunteering allows each of us to contribute to someone else. The connection of “…a thousand invisible threads…” lets us know that every person we pass in the street is connected to us in some way. So we need to contribute to those people so that our lives are just as fulfilled.

The final part of the quote “…our actions run as causes and return to us as results” brings to light the organizations need for volunteers. There are also many different organizations that rely on volunteers to survive. These organizations range from children’s organizations to organizations that provide support for disaster areas. All of these organizations cannot survive without volunteers and many of those who volunteer find they cannot live without these organizations.

In the past it was hard to track down organizations that fit both the volunteer’s needs and the organizations needs. In today’s modern society there is no excuse to not find an organization that fits a person’s needs. Many organizations now are advertised on the web. There are even many different organizations that have volunteer needs on the internet. All it takes to find an organization in need is a click of a mouse key. Today it is easier than ever to gain the benefits of volunteering by just searching the internet.

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