"We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give"
— Winston Churchill
Have you ever noticed that by doing a good deed that you feel personal fulfilled? That’s why a lot of people will do some local charity or even give to goodwill. They feel personal fulfillment by helping someone who is less fortunate than themselves. Sometimes you will notice that it is hard to express your own feelings, but you can seek out someone and help them with a small problem, and then all of a sudden you find comfort. This is because you connected with someone and you felt less alone. If you are able to help someone, you will feel a lot better about yourself because of the happiness of another. Even the most selfish person can find personal fulfillment from helping others.
We have all felt the dread that comes from being cajoled into giving, such as when friends ask us to donate to their fundraisers. In these cases, we are more likely to give to avoid humiliation rather than out of generosity and concern. This type of giving doesn’t lead to a warm glow feeling; more likely it will lead to resentment. Instead we should set aside time, think about our options, and find the best charity for our values.
When it comes to helping out, you don’t have to do much. All you have to do is come around give them some attention. If you notice someone who is lonely you could go and sit with them. If you work with someone who eats lunch all by themselves, if you go and sit down by them, they will begin to be more social after awhile and they will owe it all to you. A person’s happiness comes from attention. There are too many people out in the world who feels like everyone has forgotten them or has ignored them. Even if you say hi to someone passing by, they will begin to feel better about themselves, like someone cares. If you can make someone feel better about themselves then you will feel better about themselves.
Then there are other ways to help a person. It not only takes your time and energy, but also materials and money. You can always go to a local soup kitchen and feed the homeless. You can go read a bedtime story to an orphan. You can also put yourself out by donating things that you have become accustom to. Things like clothes, food, money, can easily be given to some of your local charities. You are sacrificing things to help another and you can feel good about not being so selfish. You can actually grow by giving some of the things that you take for granted to the homeless or an orphanage. Then there are people who devote their entire lives to helping others.
There are people who take civil service jobs to help out others. You can become a firefighter, police officer, a social worker, or even an aid at the local shelter. You can take a lot of positions where you help someone. They say that if you are a social worker, if you ever touch one child, if you ever help just one child, you have succeed in life.
Social jobs are not easy and can sometimes be very dangerous, but they are also the most fulfilling jobs that one can ever have. If you find ways to incorporate helping people into your career, you will become very content with your life and with yourself. That’s why many people become doctors, lawyers, nurses, and so one because they are providing not just a service, but they have a job where they can help people. By helping people you become fulfilled.
If you are able to identify with someone, you will find that you can also feel fulfilled. Basically, if you help someone who was once in a situation similar to yours, you will feel better about yourself because you righted a wrong. You took a negative situation and made it positive; it’s especially fulfilling if no one took the time to help you out.
Helping others is not only good for them and a good thing to do, it also makes us happier and healthier too. Giving also connects us to others, creating stronger communities and helping to build a happier society for everyone. And it's not all about money - we can also give our time, ideas and energy. So if you want to feel good, do good!
