I guess western philosophy, mainly originated from Christianity, does not emphasize return, on the contary, they encourage people to trust god and do not hope for returns. This is one reason why there are so many people who volunteer and do good deeds and never ask for return.
原帖由 billzhao 于 7-3-2008 16:11 发表 $ U' {( k' _4 |" F: LI guess western philosophy, mainly originated from Christianity, does not emphasize return, on the contary, they encourage people to trust god and do not hope for returns. This is one reason why there ...
That depends on how you define the term "reteun". 7 v& Y' ^' z7 I# i8 d ) e; }7 C) z6 T% ]1 ~+ Z7 XBy doing volunteer job, You can:" `+ J# R6 q9 f7 E; g
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Make new friends ; p- a4 L& _7 S; l; G! W. C
Explore career and personal interests 2 D2 P. t3 U" Y9 w! U' Q
Earn great recommendations for future employment or college applications - u4 ` a8 r4 t1 s& p. m( tDevelop marketable job skills 0 L9 w( F q3 z1 |2 ^
Build your resume 4 j: n# k4 e. O& G$ L9 SEnrich your education ; i5 j2 H( ?- Z3 O8 G& ^# ^3 ?' l- f
Uncover hidden skills and talents / ^1 t1 I R F$ V0 ^1 L. kIncrease your self-confidence 7 |" Q0 p3 X, ]1 y& A/ C& H7 E x
Have fun 7 b- @- y: q; W9 SMake a difference
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Where there is a pay there is a gain? + C; J1 y) T& G8 R6 L$ SI made this sentence by myself, i think if you are good on the point, then the expression is not that important any more.