Importance of Helping Philosophy in Personal and Professional Contexts

Running head: SOCIOLOGY
Sociology
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

1SOCIOLOGY
I have always been a helpful person throughout my life. I like to help every needy person
I see around me. In my school, I also helped the poor children who did not have money to buy
books. I believe this helping philosophy is really important in the lives of the people. I want to
grow as a helper in both my personal and professional contexts. This matter of helping has
influenced me a lot indeed. As I love to socialize, I come across some experiences that help me
to understand the relevance of helping the social services. Once I went to the village of the
Aboriginal people and I found out that they suffer from malnutrition and lack of food. As a part
of my profession, I took down the notes and arranged to provide them the aid.
My personal philosophy depends on the fact that everyone is not born with all the
advantages stacked in favor of them. There are numerous people who face many difficulties
within the society. These people are deprived of all the facilities like food, education, health and
others. I believe it is my responsibility to provide them with all sorts of facilities since they too
have the rights to enjoy all the social rights and treated as equal. My father has been a driving
force in my quest to be a social worker and indulge in helping others. I have learned lots of
things from him. He is a large hearted man and she has always taught the philosophy that there is
no gain in living only for myself. Selfishness is something that should be avoided in lives. When
I grew up, I found out that it is true to some sense. It is because being selfish will do me no good
at some point of time. If I do not contribute my help for the sake of others, it will get back to me
one day when I will face difficulties in my life.
In the professional context, there are some concepts that have helped me to shape my
belief. Now I am volunteering in social work and I believe I should look for the opportunities
through which I can upgrade my skills. The understanding of the helping is the most basic thing.
In my opinion, we all should contribute our resources for the overall benefit of the mankind.