100: Welcome Strangers into Our Home (1)

【The Reason】
Every form of support for volunteerism is meaningful when it aligns with the core idea of "Contributing to everyone’s happiness by caring/helping others." Each act matters as long as it's sincerely intended to make this world a better place for everyone; to help those in real need.
 
Support/volunteerism comes in a variety of flavors. Some efforts happen off-site, such as donations or writing letters. But more commonly, it involves engaging in person and on site.
 
On one hand, donating money/goods is truly essential because it allows this warm circle of support to reach even the most remote corners of the world--places that are often difficult to access. On the other hand, in-person/on-site actions allow us to meet eye to eye, walk hand in hand, and connect heart to heart as we share the same physical space.
 
And when we take this idea a step further, we can even transform our own homes into sites of support/volunteerism.
 
For example, as foster/adoptive parents, we can welcome into our homes and provide care for children unable to live with their biological parents due to adverse circumstances.

Similarly, we can open our homes to refugees--people who've been forcibly displaced by war/violence/persecution--and offer safety and support.
 
We can also adopt abandoned animals into our families and provide at-home care.
 
So, why should we open our own homes to those in real need of help? It’s because our home is our sanctuary; it’s where we feel the greatest peace and comfort.
 
Some critics may argue.
 
“That’s right, our home is the one place where we find real peace and comfort. So, there’s no way we can let a stranger into our private sanctuary--let alone live with them--because we’d feel unsafe. It’d be too uncomfortable!”
 
There's no denying that opening our private sanctuary to a stranger is a tall order. It's not an easy decision.
 
What’s more, it can be equally challenging to ensure that everyone who lives in the home fully supports the idea. Gaining that shared agreement takes effort, but it’s a crucial step that should never be overlooked because it's everyone's home.
 
At the same time, we must not lose sight of the deeper importance in opening our sanctuary--our place of peace and comfort--even to a stranger, because they’re in real need of help.
 
In the next post, let’s dig in a little deeper on this point.

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