人の嫌がる仕事を進んで引き受けたり、お年寄りやハンディキャップをもつ人を的確にお世話するボランティアの姿を見ていると、「すごい。自分にはできない」と感じてしまう人は多いかもしれません。
でも、こうした行動や態度は活動をしていくなかで徐々に身についていくものです。ボランティアをしているのは特別、正義感が強いやさしい人ばかりというわけではありません。
ボランティアを始めた動機に「おもしろそうだから、興味があったから」と、好奇心や探求心をあげる人はたくさんいます。責任をもって活動できるなら、きっかけは何でもいいのです。むしろ、「よいことをする！」という気負いがない分、自然体でボランティアに関われる人も多いのです。
AI translation, cross-checked between two models.
When people see volunteers willingly taking on jobs others dislike or competently caring for elderly people and people with disabilities, many may think, “That’s amazing. I could never do that.”
But such behavior and attitudes are things that people gradually acquire through taking part in volunteer activities. It is not the case that volunteers are all exceptionally kind people with a strong sense of justice.
Many people cite curiosity and a desire to explore as their motivation for starting volunteer work, saying things such as, “It looked interesting,” or “I was curious about it.” As long as you can carry out the activity responsibly, it does not matter what initially motivates you. In fact, because they do not burden themselves with the self-conscious determination that “I’m going to do something good!”, many people are able to engage in volunteer work more naturally.
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