Meaningful Experience In My Life

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Luc de Clapiers once said, “The greatest achievement of human spirit is to live up to one’s opportunities and make the most of one’s resources.” Life is full of beautiful experiences and opportunities. People just need to recognize them. I believe that each day presents opportunities for achievements. However, the most meaningful experience of my life is when I first did my volunteer work at Clear Lake Regional Hospital in the summer of 2013.
Working with the health-care professionals was a unique opportunity that I never wanted to miss. I wanted to do volunteer work in the hospital prior to making any inferences about my future field of study. In the hospital, I was doing my volunteer work based on the need of the various hospital departments.
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I realized that by helping others, I was actually helping myself. After the volunteer work at the hospital was over, I continued doing volunteer work at the Houston Food Bank, D’Feet Breast Cancer walk, and with Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA). Meanwhile, I decided to go into the science field because this field provides the privilege of doing something for our community. However, later on I decided that I want to join the other side of the science, the one more related to mathematics and computers, but I will always be fond of the biological and medical science. Confucius once said, “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” I have found my desired field of work through this experience of volunteering at the …show more content…
People just need to recognize them. I believe that each day is an achievement on its own. However, the most meaningful experience in my life is when I first did my volunteer service in Clear Lake Regional Hospital in summer program 2012.
Working with the health-care professionals was a unique opportunity that I never wanted to miss. I wanted to do volunteer service in hospital prior to making any inferences about my future field of study. In hospital, I was doing my volunteer service based on their need. Sometimes I was helping on the medical front desk, and other time I was helping in children’s ward organizing baby food and some files. I was not in direct contact with any patients. However, I got the chance to first handedly experience the environment in hospital.
One day, when the front desk manager was unable to come. I got the chance to manage the front desk on my own until someone took her place. When I was working on the front desk, I saw a couple with their newborn child. I guess they were there for the check-up of their child. The smile on their face was indescribable. I still remember their smile and their happiness. On that day, I realized that the health care professional’s job is not just based on profit. It is also a job which spreads happiness and love among the

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