Role of Youth in Society
Friday, February 27, 2015
Essay from Latvia
Charity for our feelings
of wellbeing
Charity nowadays is becoming a
really meaningful thing in our everyday social life and especially for the poor
ones. In life everyone has its ups and downs and when you have hit your rock
bottom, you might receive charity from others. So mainly I want to answer two
questions, first of what is charity, second of how we should use charity in our
daily social life.
Nowadays we are often involved in
charity on daily basis, and frankly it’s growing to be a big and meaningful
part of our life. There are many ways how we take part in charity, but we will
discuss this later on. Now I want to write about a kind of charity where we
donate stuff or money to people who are in need. I guess it’s very good feeling
to make someone happy by doing just so little, like giving away clothes you won’t
wear any more or donate some money that you have forgotten in your pocket. Well,
to be honest, that meaningful feeling is only for a short period of time. So I
guess to make this feeling last much longer you need to donate more stuff. And
if I do this, I wonder where this is going to lead me in a long run. I expect
nowhere good, also my good feelings will be long gone and I will end up broke,
just to make me feel good. To sum this all up, you can’t materially help everyone
who needs it just to make yourself feel a little better.
When you have hit rock bottom in
life, there is this hard feeling of shame, stress and so on, it becomes hard to
ask someone for help. In spite of that there will always be someone willingly
wanting to help you out by charity or donations. They do this because it makes
them feel good. In my opinion it’s a two-way street: the one who gives help, feels
good in this case and the other person feels bad because he feels he owes
everything to a person who helped him out.
In my opinion, charity is both giving
and receiving. You can give others anything you have got, starting with money,
clothes, old machines and ending with your free time, a nice smile or a
friendly hug on a bad day. So it’s very easy to answer a question how we should
use charity in our daily social life and make the feelings meaningful. We just
need to start with supporting poor people more often with friendly gestures,
like hugs, smile or friendly handshake. Also we can support them by donating
our free time to them or others, like helping out in any way possible.
In conclusion I can say that charity
can make anyone happy, both the giver and receiver at the same time. You can
start charity right now and it won’t cost you a dime, just give a friendly
smile to someone who needs it and you both will feel a little bit better. And the
best part is that you can’t run out of smiles.
Thursday, February 26, 2015
ESSAY FROM ESTONIA
Charity for our feelings of
well being
Charity has always been there. The majority of people
have helped someone out at least once in a lifetime. Each new generation is
given more options and chances to change the world for the better. The question
is: “Are we using all the chances that have been given to us or are we just
doing the least? “One of the meaning of happiness lies within charity. Only the
strong at mind and kind at heart can support the ones in need.
If we take a look at Estonian charity, we can see that
it has transformed a lot in years of independence. Nowadays we can see a vast
variety of charities, there are long term charities and just campaigns. Long
term charities are the ones that have the most effect on those peoples’ lives
who are not well off. One that gives constant support is called “Toidupank“(Food
Bank). It supports individuals and families that cannot manage on their own.
Other organisations that truly have an effect on the life of our people are
“Lastefond“(Children’s’ Foundation), “Naerata Ometi MTÜ“(Keep Smiling), and
“Heategevusfond Dharma“(Charity Foundation Dhrama). All of them have a positive
effect on peoples’ lives.
One of Estonian famous seasonal campaigns is called “Jõulutunnel” (Christmas Tunnel). It is held once a year but still has effect on peoples’ minds, hearts and overall wellbeing.
One of Estonian famous seasonal campaigns is called “Jõulutunnel” (Christmas Tunnel). It is held once a year but still has effect on peoples’ minds, hearts and overall wellbeing.
Secondly, let us talk about our college and charity. Last
May our College Student Council created an event for orphanage children and the
task was to find the sponsors for the event. Last Christmas there was a project
where books and toys were collected for donation to large families. In the end
of the last year, there was a bakery sale and every team could decide the
charity they donated the profits to.
Finally, the charity projects our team members have
participated in. Riina, as a member of the College Student Council, was
responsible for finding sponsors for the orphanage project. Raigo has never had
enough money to make frequent donations, but he does have time. For example,
last year, when he did not get accepted into the college, he started
volunteering in a local shelter for children. It was the first time in his life
that he felt that his contribution of time actually mattered. Martin
participated in a popular charity project called Ice-Bucket Challenge.
In conclusion we can say that charity is all around
us. To make people feel better you sometimes just need time and good will.
Charity for our feelings of well being – Lithuanian team essay
„Charity
for our feelings of well being“ – Lithuanian team essay
Charity is an important part of a modern
and humane society. It makes possible for people, who are dealing with various
hard times in their life, to carry on, to live and hope for a new and brighter day.
For some of us, we do admit, charity represents the brotherhood that connects
every person, be they of another race, sex, social situation, ethnicity,
religion, or age.
Charity and charitable
acts are as a sign or a symbol. Like the child who for the first time prepares
her own meal or irons her own clothes, so does charity show that the country
has matured to a level where wealth doesn‘t play the most important role in the
lives of its people. Charity is a thundering declaration to the world that the
country cares for every member of its community. It shows the responsibility,
compassion, understanding and love that not only should connect but must
connect every person in a city, country, the world.
Selfless acts are the starters
of social change. By freely donating excess money a person can grow as a
human-being. Turning his egocentrism off even for a moment and seeing the world
as it really is – a place in which we all are brothers and sister – he looks
upon the world a changed man. His understanding of the world and of himself
transforms from „I“ to „We“. Yet no man
can make him do that. Charity and the understanding that it brings has to be
chosen, performed and repeated by a persons own free will. As someone once
said, “Charity, if you have the means, is a personal choice, but charity which
is expected or compelled is simply a polite word for slavery.”
By giving away that
what you own, you become richer in that who you are. We can see this
magnificent change in all the eyes of people, who‘s lives are strongly
interconnected with charity. The smiles on their faces when they give and thus
help someone in need, the great feeling of easiness that one gets by seeing
someone else happy because of their actions and all other emotions stemming
from charity are the strongest and immovable proof that it is worth doing.
Nevertheless, it has to
be mentioned, that some social problems can spring from charity. The world is
seeing more and more instances when people who get charity, become dependent on
it. They not only believe that they are privileged and thus should get charity,
but they also think that they have the right to criticize various charitable
organizations for, for example, the small amounts of food, handed to them, or
the lack of various goods in their food packages. Yet, it has to be admitted
that these instances are only a few examples that portray the possible negative
side effects of charity.
Despite the fact that
only 4% of Lithuanians give money to charities, we believe and work for a
future where this number will increase twenty or more times. The time will surely
come, when every person, every man, woman and child will see that caring and
helping others is not a „second-hand“ concern. The future holds a promise of a
world united and working towards the happiness of every human being. We believe
that with such virtues in mind, Lithuania will soon become the embodiment of
these ideas.
„Charity is our choice“
TEAM FROM LATVIA
Hi, everybody! My name is Daniel. I’m 18. I
study restaurant business in Riga Trade Vocational Secondary School. I keen on
sport activities such as, boxing, soccer or a hockey. By the way, I like to
drive a car of my own very much.
My name is Reinis Gaņģis. At the moment I’m a
student of Riga Trade Vocational Secondary School. I’m studying to be an industrial commercial
employee. My hobbies are basically all
sports activities, driving a car and having fun with friends. My future plans
are to create my own company and make it successful.
Lena, 17 years old, studying office management. Exchange
student of Riga Trade Vocational Secondary School. Coming from Fintel, located between German cities Bremen
and Hamburg.
Lena: „During my work experience at the Kindergarten Fintel I learned to speak very friendly and well with both children and parents as well. I’m really stress-resistant, because it was very stressful in the Kindergarten. I had to stay friendly even if the situation was hard to handle.”
Aisha Sara, 17 years old, studying office management. Exchange
student of Riga Trade Vocational Secondary School. Coming from Ottersberg , located close to German city Bremen.
Aisha Sara: "Good communication skills gained through my experience at the voluntarily
firefighters."
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