It was a regular day at the Goonj Center of Circularity, and a corporate volunteer team from Altius had come in. Among them were a few familiar faces — people who’d visited earlier and had already formed a warm rapport with the Akkaas and the team.
While tasks were underway, one volunteer lingered near the sewing station. He watched intently as an Akkaa skillfully repaired clothes, turning what others may have set aside into something useful again. Curiosity turned to conversation, and then into something more.
“It’s been a while,” he shared, “but I used to sew professionally.”
Encouraged by the Akkaa, and under her gentle guidance, he sat down at the machine. Threaded the needle. And stitched.
Piece by piece, his hands remembered the rhythm. His colleagues, surprised and smiling, gathered around to watch. What started as a visit became a moment where roles blurred and giving became something mutual.
Colleagues gathered around, smiling and observing a fellow volunteer reconnecting with his sewing skills at Goonj.
That day, a needle connected more than cloth. It reconnected someone to a skill. To care. To Purpose.
Because volunteering, after all, isn’t one-sided.
It’s a space where we don’t just give, we rediscover what we carry within.
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Many options, but the choice is always one; Taking Action..
