This is not something I want to get it out of my system in the same sense but sometimes I wish though that I was in some kind of Service oriented job - like a social worker or even a nurse (not a doctor) where I am directly in contact with someone who needs help. But all I do is help my company make more money. Though I am very grateful for my job and I do love it, and my sincerity is never in question, but it still doesn't give me that satisfaction when I help someone directly.
But what is great about our company is that, it does allow people to pursue their dreams in some way. For example, I just finished our Holiday Hamper with the help of a few others. We adopted a family of 5 (mother and 4 young children) and we held a couple of events to raise enough money to buy them almost everything on their wishlist. At first, we had to go with the most basic needs first but then Ryan (the 8 year old) wanted an electronic Reader and I just couldn't find enough money to buy one, but in the end luck opened up and I was able to buy one for him, so that made me very happy. Otherwise I was going to buy one for him. I did contribute some money and some CDs, DVDs etc.
Also, I held another charity project called "Coin Wars" in the middle of this year and we were able to raise more money than we'd expected. All went to United Way. I do this all in my spare time albeit through work and some other charity work so I am at least grateful that I can contribute to humanity in a small way though I'd like to do much, much more to be honest. Maybe my life will take a turning point at some point who knows really.