Community Service
According to Wikipedia
> Community service is a non-paying job performed by one person or a group of people for the benefit of the community or its institutions.
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But with the STEEM Blockchain, this can be changed, enabling us to make drastic changes in our lives and also the lives for those who are willing to participate in the community either as contributors or as leaders in the community.
These are 3 live changing experiences which have impacted me and help me push myself to continuously to move forward and grow the community to a larger scale
1) We meet amazing people
The diverse people we've met whilst growing the community is just amazing. Some of their amazing traits would literally rub off on you and will shape you to be the person you are. Remember the law of attraction, as your intention in growing the community is clear and no other hidden objectives, you would also attract like minded people to follow your lead and help you grow the community.
2) Your bond with the people around your community is strengthen
There was a case where a fellow Steemian was on her way back home and was jumped by 3 men who then robbed her and molested her. She managed to run away and went home terrified and didn't tell anyone. Instead she blogged about it. Within minutes, the entire community came together and gave her the emotional support and some even went to her house just to make sure she is ok and helped her with the police report. The next day we all chipped in to buy her a teddy bear to cheer her up.
It was a clear distinction that even though it takes time to build trust among individuals however when everyone has a common goal and objective, the bonding is greater and when one is in need, everyone will come and help to the best of their efforts
3) Its all about sharing new experiences
As an individual , having an exciting moment without being able to share it with someone doesn't have much meaning in comparison of having a lot of passionate people sharing the same experience.
We had a charity drive which was for several orphanages. So with few words on the community chat room, instantly many people volunteered to join in and pitch a helping hand. We had a week to raise the funds and then deliver all the goods. Everyone came and helped out and we successfully delivered all the urgently required items to the orphanage within 7 days. What was so great about this was that we wanted to be there and have breakfast with the kids and decided that we would meet up at 5am in the morning to travel to the orphanage and deliver the goods in 5 cars. Without any hesitation, all volunteers were at the meetup point at 4:55am.
The amazing part was that because of everyone sharing the same objectives and wanted to be part of the experience of getting up so early to deliver goods to the orphanage before Christmas, our bond as a community even grew stronger and after that , the community grew two folds in size as we all had a common goal.
Summary
If you have a chance to be part of any community which you are passionate about, do take the leap and not just be a bystander however but participate and you will experience the true benefits of being part of a community.
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