Self Reflection

After volunteering with my colleagues in the Future Center, we have decided to set together and discuss what happened on that period of time.

First of all, I think that we have benefited from this volunteering project a lot; we have learned how to deal with disabled people in a good way. I went to a deep level with the students, they started to love me and they always wanted me to work with them during their Arabic, Science, and math classes. I have learned how to be patient, it is a must to be patient there because disabled people might think in a different way or they might also take so much time to think about something or to learn something.

When we know what we most fear, we know what we most care about. I have always feared disabled people, but after working with them, I learned that they are normal people, just like us. I have also learned that serving the community is not a bad thing at all, people might say that there is no salary for volunteering, I personally do not agree with them because the real salary is what you learn there.

I cannot say that there was no negative things there, one of the negative things I have seen there is that most of the parents over care on their disabled kids, which is definitely a bad thing because it reflects badly on kids themselves and the community.

This experience reflected on me positively, it changed my way of thinking. I used to hate and fear disabled people for no reason, but one month of volunteering, I learn that these people are a gift from god; we have to care about them just like our brothers. I became a better person; I learned so many new things. Respect, patience, dependability are some of the new values I gained from this course.