something look to the person next to you
how does it feel
hi everyone my name is Shannon kawari
and I’m happy to be with you tonight
how helping others can make us happy
there are so many ways we can help but
the real question is what makes you
happy
to be able to help for me it’s the three
things volunteering interact with the
people and health benefits the Indian
activists Mahatma Gandhi said the best
way to find yourself is to lose yourself
in the service of others the definition
of volunteering when you do something
with that getting paid in 2014 I had to
do 25 of community service of ours at
that time I had no experience and I
didn’t know how it felt until I actually
tried it I engaged with toddlers or
babies and Hamet hospitals I learn it
how to be sorry I gain it experience and
they taught me two important things how
to be patients and how to always smile
and then I ask it myself I said why I
had to do community service and then I
said because the community always give
you what you want and at the time you
give it back and also behind that it
creates connections for the future maybe
a dream job want someone like you moving
on to my second major point and that is
interact with the people how many of you
traveled outside the country and got
misunderstood because of something you
said or you did it happens right all the
time even in our daily life let me tell
you a short story I traveled with my
sister to Japan and I told her when we
go to some restaurants it’s required for
us to take
take our shoes off she was so surprised
and I think she did not believe me
actually but when she saw it in her own
eyes she looked at me and said you’re
right I smiled that will be really
disrespectful for the Japanese culture
if you do not take off your shoes
another example the word of a name it
means mother and Turkish language what
if I tell you it also means sister and
Korean language isn’t that interesting
this is why having a high level of
cultural awareness is important when I
interact with the people I gain it
experience and also and made me
confidence comparing myself now and
before I was not the same girl I always
isolated myself from bigger crowd
because I was shy and not confident but
let me tell you this I truly regret that
like so truly I regret that because why
when you interact with the people you
will meet different type of people
different culture religion race gender
and so on and when you interact with
them you will gain knowledge and
information and that knows maybe it will
benefit for your future or maybe end up
in your carrier moving on to my last
major point and that is what I truly
love and that is health benefits
did you know helping someone can reduce
your tension if you ask me how I would
love to tell you how I remember that day
like it was yesterday
and I had a bad day I couldn’t wait to
leave the campus but her voice kept me
from believing the campus she said as
there is someone who can help me to
register for the course I look at her
and I smiled I said I can help you we
went to the library I showed her how to
register all she wanted is someone to
help her to register for the course
and all I wanted to do what I love to do
and that is helping we said goodbye to
each other but I met her after couple of
days ago it was embarrassing actually
conversation because I did not recognize
her but they say small change can have a
big impact and when I say can have a big
impact
she truly Remember Who I am even when
it’s a small thing but that she
understand how I was helping her and
what is them it made me feel very
satisfied so pleased I found my passion
through helping interact with the people
and health benefits please find yours
don’t wait for someone to give you a
signal to help start engaging with the
community because that will benefit you
your health and the community thank you
so much for listening [Applause]