It's always interesting
to sit down and enjoy the events organized by others. Most of us love to enjoy
effortless gatherings, parties, festivals, events and celebrations. We feel
comfortable, if we found everything ready without visualizing the efforts
behind those gatherings. Most of the time we just acclaim the efforts and took
our way. This is how we think the life is beautiful and amazing, less work and
dull enjoyment.
Let's explore the other
side of the story. How If we put our energies in making our society more
comfortable place to live. How if we share smiles on the faces of all those who
are living with us. How if someone feels happy because of our small feats and exertions.
This is what we can call volunteering. This is how one can spreed happiness and
joys to his/her fellows. This is how one can feel gratified of him/her self.
Volunteering is generally
considered an altruistic activity and is intended to promote goodness or
improve human quality of life. In return, this activity can produce a feeling
of self-worth and respect. There is no financial gain involved for the
individual and good volunteer can not event think about it.
Although I was a part of
volunteering activities at my college and University, however, It was in Korea
when I have come to know the worth of volunteering work. Somewhere it is
compulsory for all the students to have experience of volunteering. Some
students do it to satisfy their souls while
some others do it to earn credit hours of their studies, knowing their worth
in the near future. In many schools, colleges and universities of Pakistan it
is not a compulsory job and is done very rarely by some groups of students.
Most of the time they pay from their own pocket money for volunteering. In
Korea I saw people spending their time and money to do volunteer work with such
an enthusiasm that sometime you need to
wait for your turn to volunteer. This is always very surprising and appealing
for me. Many times I, though whether it would be possible ever for Pakistani
community to have such volunteering efforts to spread love and humanity.
Yes, many people are
born with such capabilities to help others, to volunteer and spread happiness,
however, some people develop this habit by watching and observing others. Hanyang University (ERICA Campus) South Korea is known as a mini Pakistan in
Korea. Besides, many good, bad and debatable things, the one I like the
most is the unity of scholars towards common goals and interests. No matter if
it's a stuff related to academics or sports events or celebrations of national
and religious events, the scholars at Hanyang collectively strive for it, supporting and
assisting each other.
Hanyang University life
is beautified by many such gatherings volunteered by some amazingly nice
fellows. I shall write their names to acknowledge their efforts. Above all I
would name Hassan Hafeez for his tireless job as a representative scholar
followed by Muhammad Yousaf who always lead the community in a positive way. Similarly, on each such eve,
you can see smiling Omer Salman, Ali Ansari, Arbab Ahamd, Abdusami and Junaid Imtiaz volunteering at Hanyang University. You can also see Abid Yousaf, Dawood Idrees
and Abid Imran having a big spoon in their hands, making Karachi, Pulao and
Biryani. This is what inspired me a lot, not only because they are doing great things,
but also because this kind of environment is obsolete from our society back to our
country. You can see, Muhammad Ajaml, Alam Zeb and Yawar Rehman while wearing
an apron and doing the cleaning, if you visit ERICA campus of Hanyang
University. You can also see Imran Hassan Naqvi, Saqib Ali Khan, Saqib Bhatti and Mian Ishfaq with their cameras in hand capturing the events. Many new emerging volunteers who are ready to take the responsibilities
of volunteer activities, are but, not limited to Wajid Saleem, Asif Malik,
Jawad, Omer Mustapha, Asad and Waqas.
Hanyang university is
believed to be a place where foreigner specially Pakistani scholars have all
the facilities one can even imagine abroad. We have 03 masjid to offer our
religious activities. We have a big kitchen to make the foods of our choice. We
have big playgrounds to play cricket, football and other games on our choice. Students
from other universities praise our life style and wished to have a life like
the scholars of Hanyang university. The worth of such a wonderful life abroad
is even more when we celebrate Pakistan national days, religious days, sports
days and other important events all together in once place. This all is only possible
because of all efforts made by the volunteers at Hanyang university. Thanks to
all the volunteers who spare their times for bringing smiles on the faces of
all those who are facing terrible things (PhD :) ) daily, one way
or the other way. Sometimes I think what would happen if we don’t have such
people among us, life would be such a dull and boring. The already hard life in
Korea would be much harder.
I wish every one of us
be a part of it and keep the good deeds even after we are back home (Pakistan).
Pakistan Zindabad
Note:
Please forgive me if I forget to mention your name being an active volunteer.
