I was sitting with a group of friends and a few ladies asked that they want to do social work but don’t know what to do. Many suggestions came, which centered around that one could join some social organization or the other. A few said that they had tried this, but did not find the work interesting, or did not like the working environment there and so on.
To me it looked as if a few were just giving excuses for not working but their were certainly a few who genuinely wanted to do some work for the society.
In developing countries, and specially in a country like ours we can do so much. (To my global viewers I may inform that I am from India.) And, it is not necessary that one has to go to some social organization to help in nation building.
At the outset, if one has a genuine intention of doing social work – this itself is a first step manifesting your contribution to nation building. Staying at home and doing your bit for saving the environment too, is a great social work. Driving with responsibility and observing traffic rules again is a great social work. Paying your taxes genuinely, observing the laws of the land, not doing any act which can harm the others – are all great social work. And by this you are doing your bit to help build the nation.
Don’t ever consider that only the soldier posted on our borders is serving the nation. All of us cannot join the army nor can become the great Mahatma Gandhi but if I am a teacher, a scientist, a businessman, an accountant, an engineer, or even a housewife and do my job properly I am serving the community and contributing to the cause of serving the nation.
4 comments:
very good article
1. Teaching poor childrens in neighbourhood or of your maid servant can be a good timepass as well as social service.
2. If two three ladies can form a small group and arrnage for water shelters (प्याऊ) (not a big one but say just one earthen pot and two clean glass kept on a small table) along side roads during summer, and is filled with fresh water daily, then this is also social service.
3. Even if you keep a earthen pot (with hollow bottom and wide opening) on your roof and fill it with fresh water in morning and evening this may help birds quench their thirst and you can count it as social service too.
Creation of the blog: 'My Nation My Concern' is a very welcome move on your part. I hope it would prove to be a valuable contribution towards nation building and it may attract many like minded people.
Helping those who needs it, is not an obligation but duty
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