Community Service

       Community service is defined by Google as "voluntary work intended to help people in a particular area."  That is the keyword: voluntary.  Community service must not be forced but should be an overflow of a person's willingness to help as a reflection of his character.  Thus, the character ethic comes into play.  Selflessness must be instilled in students and not just the "for-show" attitude to make community service more meaningful and way for our nation to change.

          Community service is important in our society because many of our fellowmen are in dire need of help but cannot get it from the government and so we must do our humanitarian part in doing selfless works for others.  I'm not saying that we should ignore the injustices that the government sometimes or oftentimes create but we should offer our services to others foremost.

          This is where NSTP comes in.  NSTP's goal is to inculcate in students the values needed to push them on the road to community service, to make them realize that life is more than living for oneself but should include selflessness and service to others.  This then is part of the road to national transformation towards positive change.

         Learning about community service is important.  But more than the classroom lectures and theories about it, we should, as students, act it out.  We must live out selflessness, nationalism and love for others.  Doing so will result in the betterment of our community, our society, our nation and even our world.