A Chance to Give Back By Afiq Shahril

A Chance to Give Back 

By Afiq Shahril 

       In this modern era, we live a very privileged life. We have sufficient food supply and comfortable shelter. Not to forget, we are very fortunate to live in a peaceful country. Every morning, we are not awakened by bomb explosions or gun shots. That should be fortunate enough, I guess. As students, we are now not only learning the academic aspects but every single aspect of life. Life is not always about getting good grades but it is also about how we treat others. Every single one of us is developing into a better person and what would be a better way to do so than to start giving to those who need?

       Though most of us live under a decent shelter and eat good food, there are still others who struggle 24/7 just to have a bowl of rice. These people have never tasted the richness of good food or the comfort of sleeping on a bed. It would mean the world for them to just have a full stomach before going to sleep at night. So the question is, do we oversee this or should we do something? Indeed, this is the chance for us to give back to the community. Some of us might question whether we have the capability to solve this unfortunate issue considering that we are only students. Well, we can at least participate in the charity events.

       

       Lucky for us because Universiti Teknologi Petronas is one of the many universities that has always reached for the needy. We have numerous programs and events that involves charity as one of the main purposes. Therefore, it is only good for us to start participating and do our parts. The Student Representative Council of Universiti Teknologi Petronas (SRCUTP) has quite a number of charity events yearly. Titian Kasih and The Kasih Project are one of the few events that is held annually by SRCUTP to help the underprivileged villagers living nearby Tronoh. Residential College Support Unit (RCSU) does not miss the chance to help the poor. RCSU organizes Residential College Mesra Outreach or better known as RECMO annually. Meanwhile, there are also events that helps students from rural areas in improving their education. Cybergen, organized by the Media and Technology Club (MEDTECH) holds the objective to expose students with technology while Sehari Bersama organized by Sekreteriat Rakan Muda (SRM) is one of a few initiatives to help the Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) candidates to prepare themselves for UPSR. So, why not use these channels as an opportunity to give back to the community? We will be able to explore life more by joining these events rather than lingering  in our rooms catching the sunset.  

       Joining these events will definitely create delightful and memorable moments based on my experience. These events would help us to build sense a of gratitude which can be hard to find these days. We might not be able to improve everyone’s life but our good deeds will never be overlooked. Our efforts will definitely restore faith in humanity as we can see a lot of cruelty going on. The little help we contribute now could affect the world tremendously in the future. In a nutshell, we can never walk in others’ shoes but we can always walk with them.