I am volunteering at a local raptor center from time to time, to do fund raise shows by holding one or two different birds and talk to public about them. It is really fun and sometimes seen unrealistic I could get so close to these birds we don't keep as pets (still not pets at facility), and would be lucky to even see one in close distances. At the end of each show the director will always say "Thank you" to me, and of course I said the same to him for trusting me enough to handle his raptors.

But honestly I was also thinking, it really didn't take me a lot to help him out, I mean, a few hours each month sometimes help cleaning cages, and sometimes talking to public at shows, nothing more. And after that he pretty much had to do everything else on his own for that month, cleaning cages, feed the birds, drive out to rescue injured birds, and I only do it a day or two each month.


I used to say if you feel unworthy of being yourself, go out and look for people you can help with. I think I did it at least to some level, but now I think about it, did I do it mostly because I could feel better for my own self, wanted to feel being thankful and go around saying I did something? Or did I really helped A LOT just being there with the facility one day a month, that I really deserved the "thank you" at the end of the day? I feel slight guilt I am helping probably just for my own good.....I don't know for sure though.


To whom you had volunteered your time and effort at communities or facilities regarding to people, animals or whatever, what did you do and how involved are you/were you? Did you ever felt like I had here?