The Significance of Helping Others
By Boboy2
@Boboy2 (62)
Philippines
September 27, 2009 6:20pm CST
To help is to realize the true nature of your existence. One can only understand the purpose of his existence by taking care of the needs of others. Everybody has a need. The need may vary but what matters most is that one is aware of such a need. One needs material things. A few need comfort. Some people need peace and serenity. Some individuals need spiritual guidance and enlightenment. But most us need to belong to someone who cares.
To be cared for is to care for others. One can only fathom the beauty of his life if he starts helping others.
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@Laurie1986 (384)
• United States
28 Sep 09
I agree completely. If you can't donate money, you can donate your time...either by doing something as simple as giving advice on a website like this, or using social networking to gain attention for various causes (I do a lot of that), or volunteering at soup kitchens of course.
I think it's wonderful that you want to help others. Thanks to the Internet we have so many new ways to accomplish this...one of the most interesting incarnations of this for me was watching the vigils organized on Facebook to help bring Laura Ling and Euna Lee--our two journalists who were held captive in North Korea--home. I was a part of the Twitter campaign, and it just amazed me how much simpler it has become to be a part of something so much larger than yourself.
Keep up the good work!
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@Noliah (24)
• United States
28 Sep 09
A few years ago, I went through a period of deep depression. I withdrew from people, and one of the results was that I ended up watching a whole lot of television. One day, the only thing I found worth watching was on PBS--a fundraising special---and the guest of the day was Dr. Wayne Dyer. He had a lot of good things to say, and some of it went in one ear and out the other, but most of it stayed in my mind. The one thing he talked about that I know I'll never forget was a study done on seretonin levels in the brain. To put it simply, he pointed out that researchers have discovered that the seretonin levels in the brain will go up when one sees an act of kindness, and they go even higher when one is the recipient of an act of kindness. The highest levels of serentonin are reached when we DO an act of kindness. So giving is good for the soul.
I started out small, giving a smile or a kind word to a stranger when I did venture out. The results were instantaneous. From their reactions,I know the strangers felt better, and I knew this by the smiles I received. As for myself, I started on the road to recovery, leaving depression behind. We're all in the same boat, just trying to make it from one day to the next. Good things will happen when we reach out to others, especially those in need.
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@Laurie1986 (384)
• United States
28 Sep 09
What a powerful story. Thank you so much for sharing that.
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@Iriene88 (5343)
• Malaysia
29 Sep 09
Dear Laurie and Noliah,
Both of you have very inspiring stories.
I am glad to be here and able to read them.
It is very true the saying :~
The Joy of Giving and
You own nothing unless you give it away to those in need!
'It is truly amazing to be a part of something so much larger than yourself.'
Truly a great post 
@gowriv89 (295)
• India
28 Sep 09
Completely true.... So i do agree with your words... I wish to share some good deed that i did in the year 2008. I always have some soft corner for poor and orphan people. Some day in 2008, a lady came to my house asking for money to serve food for orphan kids in a trust....She simply asked me 25rs for one child's one day food....I was so touched by that...then i kept asking why cant we help them with money being a college student. Then i collected some money from my college and school friends and gave them....And then i came to know about a trust that supports handicapped children.... I once again collected money from my friends which was approximately 20000rs.... I was so happy and felt so light by heart...... Helping others is always better than praying lips.
