making a difference

i had lunch with the assistant dean of NBS (accountancy) today. it's the NBS way of getting to know the students better.
The prof was asking if i was involved in any school activities and if i was a student leader in nbs. i told her that i wasn't. The school does encourage the students to be student leader.
but will u b making a difference if u were a student leader? whose lifes are u making a difference to? do those people require you to make a difference to their lifes?
as i get older (n hopefully more wise and mature), i dun c much value in being a student leader and trying to make a difference to the lifes' of the student population.
the futures of the undergraduates are so bright. it doesn't really make much of a difference if you are there to help them. their future will still be as bright as before. so are u making a difference? and is this difference that u make important to those lifes?
As i get more involved in volunteer work, i believe more n more in being a servant to the community, to help people who really need your help and you are really making a DIFFERENCE in their lifes.
suddenly, my volunteering works take precedent over my other cca (mainly tkd) because of this reason. i still enjoy helping out in nuh, helping to communicate with those patients who are mentally not so stable. i c that as making a real difference.
i m also starting to get involved in keppel volunteers' programme. for those who are not aware, keppel's adopted charitable organisation is APSN (association for people with special needs), Delta school etc.
we were discussing during meeting that one of the most important things for this group of people when they grow up is financial independence. this would mean finding a job and earning money which may not b a easy thing for them, compared to undergraduates. so we were exploring the idea of trying to find employment for them within keppel group. i like this new initiative and i can foresee myself being v involve in this meaningful initiative as i can c myself making a DIFFERENCE to their lifes.
i was sharing my view that the young APSN kids could reach out to other people who needs help more than them. my rationale is that, while u need the society to help u, it doesn't mean that u can't give back to the society as there are definitely less unfortunate people than the aspn kids in spore and in this world. in fact, i think by getting them to help otheres, they can learn that they are not so unfortunate after all. this will increase their self-esteem and confidence. in fact, i think all charitable organisations should try to help each other out , rather than just wait for help to come to their door steps. u can take from the society but u need to give back to the society. if i become influential enough like gerard ee, perhaps i can try to implement this big plan of mine.