One of the common complaints of modern society is how selfish many people can be. In it for themselves. Not willing to go above and beyond for others. Personal interest first and foremost.
But your faith will be quickly restored by a visit to any weekend session of community sport.
Whether it’s netball, football, hockey or basketball, there are millions of families and individuals giving their all every Saturday and Sunday for their children’s sport. And that’s on top of all the mid-week training sessions.
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There are mums and dads and carers all around the country stepping up season after season to coach, manage, umpire and cheer-on.
Some are reliving past glories. Others are learning new skills from scratch – and wrangling a group of primary or high school aged kids requires a LOT of skill.
The challenge is made that much greater when your own child is in the mix.
I think we are surrounded by selfless people. And that’s worth celebrating.
Doing what you’re asked to by mum or dad is one thing, but taking direction from mum or dad when they’re also your coach or manager is another thing altogether. It can put even the best relationship to the test.
The parents do this willingly. They sacrifice their own time and give so much.
As do the countless volunteers at weekend sausage sizzles, school fetes, charity fun runs, natural disaster rescue and recovery, hospital fundraisers, cake stalls, raffle sales.. The list of ways volunteers help out is endless.
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And the beauty of volunteering is that those who are doing the giving often get as much back – in some cases even more – than those who are on the receiving end of the largesse. It can be really rewarding to help out others.
Volunteers rock. They really do make the world go round. Most are content seeing the difference they’ve made, whether it be to an individual or organization that’s been helped, or to a team that’s had a good season.
I don’t believe we live in a selfish society. I think we are surrounded by selfless people. And that’s worth celebrating.
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