Volunteering gives us the possibility of disconnecting from daily small things so that when we return we appreciate all the good things we have. And that, after all, is something very, very good!
When you surround yourself with people who don’t have much, you start wondering if all those “essential” things are really important. When you keep what is strictly necessary, you realize that it is really very little. This can become extremely liberating when you return, since you give less importance to things and more importance to life.
Having the opportunity to volunteer can be a natural way to find out what matters to you.
In fact, the modern pressures of society often make us feel compelled to follow a specific career path whatever it is. Volunteering in another country can help us get away from these pressures so that we can deal with them on our return.
Learning to know another way of life by putting yourself on the feet of other human beings opens your eyes, ears and mind, to the world around you. You will eat as one more, you will sleep as one more, you will drink as one more …
And the most important thing is the help you can offer with your time, with your hands to people who really need it. And that without the volunteers they probably could not access education or medical services.