Volunteer Behavior: A Study Of Public Moral Behavior Patterns

Volunteer behavior, as one pattern of public moral conduct, is a combination of individual moral ideal and organization driving force. It effectively brings individual and society together and thus breaks through Chinese traditional social morality. It is said that Confucian has one proposal that obligation of caring for others only can be accomplished under government. However, nowadays, common people set up social-organized volunteer group. They spontaneously help and serve others in their spare time. It is a good way to fulfill their moral value, and becomes a brilliant sight in public as well. To be volunteering is a new trend in morality. It is an impulsive force to drive society forward fairly.In modern society, morality is the necessity of symbiosis. It is to protect human rights. As we know, market economy expands people's freedom. Laws and regulations ensure the rights of citizenship. Under this situation, it is eventually to proceed from co-existence, to break the convention, and live a gracious life in morality. As a matter of fact, it can become true from adhering to moral principles to living morally in a free and equal society.As for volunteers, they chase for socialistic moral ideals. They focus on some public cause like population, poverty, education environmental protection, etc.. It is this great and selfless moral value that inspires the volunteers, and leads the spirit and culture of the whole society. It is a trend of human beings morality and civilization. Those volunteers follow the principle that one benefits himself while helping the others. Volunteers and the ones received assistance are partner relationship based on equality and mutual assistance. Through help and cooperation, the behavior of volunteer fully cultivates their potential, strengthens their social ability, and reflects their characters much better than that of traditional charity. Volunteer behavior is a reflection of humanism. It is a new pattern of carrying out morality.The cause of Chinese volunteers is still in its infancy, and now slowly develops in our country. However, it plays an important role in promoting social harmony. With the globalization and rapid development of China, Chinese volunteers group will be stronger and stronger in fulfilling morality.