What is social service? We all have our own definitions and it is perfectly legitimate to explain the term in your own words. This is because social service is not a task that can be articulated in words, it is a feeling that comes out of care and compassion within.Social service is a lot about caring for people, bringing a smile on the faces, lending a hand. Helping someone around is a voluntary act, a selfless action with no expectations. Social service becomes worthwhile only when it is done with a big heart and happiness. Seeing a smile on someone’s face is instant gratification for a thoughtful deed. When we help people in need, the best part is that we listen to them. Sometimes, the time we spend with someone fills the biggest gap. Social service is a lot about accepting everybody and not being judgemental or even emotionally evolved. Social service is not a job, it is a discipline. It isn’t only about what you do, how you do it is what matters. At the base of social service lies love, empathy and positivity. To work for the common good is the biggest service, a feeling larger than your own life. Social service can be providing employment to someone, sharing food with someone, ensuring education for someone, providing medicines to patients or anything under the sun for which you feel from within. To be a guiding light to someone who is in darkness is true social work.
Social Service – A perspective
