Students And Social Services
Social Services is a service to the society. Nan lives in society. He is called a social animal too. As a member of this society he has to do certain things & duties for the society. Everyone in the society is dependent on others. So, there must be understanding and co-operations among different members of the society.
Any work or service or duty for the welfare of the society may be called social service. It is difficult to furnish a list of this social services. For the social services are of wide range. It embraces many works done for the upliftment of the society. To remove poverty and illiteracy, to help the people in the matters of sanitation, to reconstruct village roads, to clear slums, to plant trees, to give relief to flood stricken people are some of the social services.
A student is a member of the society. his lives among his bretherns. He has therefore certain duties to the society. He cannot live a secluded life. He should imbibe ideals of social service in his early life. The first duty of a student is to read. He is to prepare for life. He cannot of course, give a wholetime service to the society. But during leisure and long vacation he can do some small jobs for the society. He can do these whenever he gets time.
During vacation or leisure students can do various works for the society. For example, they can visit villages and advise the villagers in matters of hygiene and cleanliness. They can start adult education centers and impart education to the illiterate people of the villages. They can go to the flood-affected or cyclone-effected area and arrange for help and relief. They can construct village roads and dams. They can advice people in different field. They may explain to people the cause of different illness and the principle of sanitation. In this way the students can serve the community in times of need.
These services benefits not only the society but also themselves. They come close to different people of different area. They gain practical experiences from this valuable works. But they should bear in mind that these duties never hamper their progress in studies.
Most of the great man of the world were social worker. People love them because they worked for the society or for the people. Students therefore should take the ideal of these great man. they should generate in them a spirit of service to the society from this seed time.
