This past week, I have done two activities: volunteering at a nursing home and playing tennis with my club tennis team. Both of these activities brought me great joy, yet the experiences of pain and satisfaction from the two differ in many ways.
When I woke up early on Saturday morning to get ready for volunteering, I felt tired from a weeklong sleep deprivation. For 10 minutes, sitting on my bed, I was contemplating on whether I should just tell my co-leader that I was sick and cannot come that day. But finally, I could not get myself to lie, so I got dressed and headed to the meeting place where the van was. During the ride, everyone seemed so happy and energetic on an early Saturday morning, so that positive energy woke me up. I felt excited
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I went because my ankle was feeling a bit better and also I wanted to meet the new members that were selected in this year’s tryouts. I got on the court, feeling a bit rusty, and started hitting some shots with my team members. Every shot I hit, I felt more comfortable on the court. I imagined my upper body movements and footwork working as a smooth continuous machine that made tennis a game of beauty. Sometimes, I would hit an outrageous shot that no one expected it, and I just felt like I was on the top of the world. I saw myself as the best tennis player on the planet, a magician in shot making. As I swung my magic rod, I saw the tennis ball gliding cross the net and landing just inside the baseline, and the next thing I knew, the point was won. I felt such adrenaline going through my veins. I was happy and confident on the court and my team members kept giving me shout outs. Overall, it was a very pleasurable experience.
In conclusion, I believe that philanthropy and fun are both very enjoyable activities to do. When I do them, my brain releases a lot of dopamine, which makes me content. Nevertheless, in philanthropy, even though it did not give me the confidence and arrogance to conquer to world like tennis did, felt overall more pleasurable than tennis. I realized that by serving others, I not only pleasured my own heart, but also the hearts of those I served. I saw their lives become better, which makes my life happier. I am able to improve my self-esteem, and looking forward to the next
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You get to see a point of view that you otherwise would never have. Looking back in other people’s lives also helps you look back into your
They made me hopeful because they show that there are good people willing to help others in need even in the worst of times. I think I can follow in their footsteps and try to help people in need and stop the persecution of groups of
Learning a Life Lesson Reading A Long Way Gone, a book about child soldiers, in Sierra Leone during the 1990’s made me feel disgusted because of the treatment of the young children. Reading about the most disturbing sequence in life, dealing with children my age or under made me realize how much life means. I could not imagine ever going through anything that will determine my life well-being. This made me look forward to more in life and appreciate the life I do live, because everyone doesn't have it like I do.
After a week I got called and was told I made the team, which was an event that started my whole journey and was one of the best successful events. As the years went on, I played for the team and became close with everybody and the coaches. This team helped me become more approachable and outgoing. One coach was a really big mentor to me and helped me get through the struggles I had in tournaments and games, teaching me lessons that I still use to this day. Playing with that travel team has its downsides; it was only in the summer and was different from something like high school where it was one game, there were multiple a day, and lasted a weekend, which I was not a fan of most of the time.
I now know what those kids in the street are going through, fighting for every penny. Now that I was there, I know. It has made me very generous towards people that need the help, because when I was in their shoes, I know that it would’ve been amazing for someone to do something like that to
As we approached the red and black car, I got into the car and noticed how roomy the car was. I was very exuberated to go to Minnesota. I packed 3 very stuffy bags. One of my bags was filled with clothes. The second one was filled with all my basketball stuff.
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I started to practice at my house—it was the only hoop available for me at the time. Everyday, I would go outside and just shoot as many shots as I can so, I could make my form better. A few weeks of practicing, I started to see progress in my form—I made more shots than usual. Since I thought I was getting better, I decided to ask my parents if they could put me in a basketball team. My parents agreed without any hesitation.
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III. From volunteering, you can increase your humanity sense, can easily connect with others people, can easily build your self-confidence and also can gain more experience. IV. It is my believe that, charity event is very synonym with a volunteering services. V. After doing and extensive research and observation, I have realized that volunteerism is not only occur when you take part in the event, but helping people in need anywhere and everywhere also can be considered as volunteer.
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