Why I Am A Rotarian
JUNE 20, 2006
Why I am a
Rotaractor-turned-Rotarian?
When
children grow up, most of them will become parents. When
Rotaractors grow up, will they become Rotarians? If
Rotarians are the parents, the Rotaractors will be the next
generation.... I kept wondering (about that) and I wondered
more frequently when I was about to turn 30.
I joined (the)
Rotaract Club of Macau as a chartered member, growing up
with my Rotaract buddies and our parent-like partners in
service.
Sometimes we had
different opinions especially during my adolescence of a
Rotaractor’s life cycle!
That was the
time when the children complained that their friends and
parents had never understood them. However, have you ever
seen parents complaining that their children not
understanding them in return? Mostly they don’t expect them
to do so because children are always children. Some of them
will say, “when you become the parents you’ll understand how
we feel.”
Having grown up
through serving others, I began to realize and truly
appreciate what my “partners in service” (our Rotary
Leaders) had done.
Our Question:
Why not becoming a Rotarian to serve further? The
commitment “to serve” is a long road but I like to keep
walking this way and I (was) inducted to my mother club on 2
July 2005.
It’s my turn to
(lead and) support the younger generation.
Maybe I will
tell them, “When you be the parents (Rotarians) you’ll
understand how we feel!”
Florence Hui
Rotary Club of
Macau
RID 3450
(Hong Kong,
Macau & Mongolia)
