STUDENTS AND SOCIAL SERVICE
Like others, students have also their duties towards the society. Students are the future
citizens of the country and have different roles to play. Though they should devote a greater part of
their time in attending to their studies they should spend a portion of their time in the service of the
people. It is needless to say that they get much time for merry making, playing, amusements, touring
etc. apart from their routine life of study. Students should cultivate the spirit of service from the very
formative stage.
Most of the time of a student is wasted in idle gossip, in roaming and in fruitless work. It is
better to utilise the power of youth in socially productive work than to squander our precious time in
loitering at the market place or before theatre hall.
If a student utilizes his time fruitfully and in socially useful work he gets contentment.
Contentment is his satisfaction with his position. Students should remember that they are born for
the improvement of the society by instilling the spirit of service in them. They can help the mankind
in the best possible way.
If a student does not have the will or spirit to work he cannot succeed in life. We elevate our
life style by doing well to the society. Social service is a voluntary work and one cannot be compelled
to do a work. Social service fulfills two conditions. It helps one to utilise the leisure hours and the
society gets benefited by it.
The value of social service should be taught to students to create inspiration in them. They
should be enthused to pay their utmost strength and service to the society to make their existence
meaningful.
Students should be taught how to serve the people of their country. They may teach reading,
writing and arithmetic to the vast majority of illiterate Indians. They may render service to the
members of the society in their time of need. They may relieve the suffering of the masses by nursing
the sick.
Spreading education is no mean service. They can make the illiterate masses aware of their
rights and duties. Once zeal is created amongst the students illiteracy may be wiped out. The
way. Social service can be safely managed if they can be guided properly. Our leaders should guide
them in the right way.