For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.
For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.
For beautiful hair, let a child run his/her fingers through it once a day.
For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone.
People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed;
Never throw out anyone.
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand,
You will find one at the end of each of your arms.
As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands;
One for helping yourself, and the other for helping others.
— Audrey Hepburn [1]
It is said that we have two ears for hearing more and one mouth for speak less. Then why do we have two hands? If you read the quote of Audrey Hepburn, you can get the answer.
Why do we have two hands? According to Hepburn, we have one hand for helping ourselves, and the other for helping others. It is a coincidence that we MANNAM International Volunteer Association also think alike. We MANNAM International work on ourselves first, and then the world. To help others, some members of MANNAM International made cookies for children in the kids’ center, some massaged the back of elders in the nursing house, some bathed the puppies and kittens in the animal shelter, and some picked up garbage around Gyeongpo Reservoir, and others prepared a meal for homeless people.
What we are doing now is not really special; we are simply doing what our humanity demands of us. If you want to help others with “the other hand”, let’s work together. With more “the other hands”, we can do what is really special.
[1] Audrey Hepburn. (n.d.). BrainyQuote.com. Retrieved February 20, 2013, from BrainyQuote.com Web site: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/a/audrey_hepburn.html
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