BeingaVolunteer

　　EverytimeIsawthepeoplewearinginredwaistcoat(TheclothesonwhichisdramaticallyprintedVOLUNTEERonthebackinChinese),workingabsorbedlywithsmiles,Icouldnothelpsayingtomyself,"IfonlyIcouldbeonce!".NotuntilacoupleofweeksagohadIgotmuchinformationaboutitthroughwebsite.Onthatwebsite,thereisacolumnnamedVolunteerandanyonecanfeelfreetopost

　　whateverhelikesrelatedtovolunteer.BrowsinganactivityforsupportingShenzhenBookCitywouldbeheldonlastSunday,Ienrolledinwithnohesitationandcouldhardlywaittobe.

　　Finallyherecametheday!Around14:00,twelvevolunteerstimelygatheredin

　　frontofgateofBookCity.Oneoftheleaders,afashionableboyandaneditor

　　engagedinthatwebsite,gaveusatotemeachhangingonourcoatandtoldussomethingaboutwhatweshouldpayattentionto,suchas“Keepappearance!Nochatting!”.Theotherleaderallottedthemaintasks:Partlytohelpcashclerks

　　withputtingthebooksintoplasticpackagesoncounters,lestthecustomerswouldqueueuplong;theresttotidythebooksontheshelvesprovidingconvenienceforreaderstofindwhatevertheyneed.Afterbeingtoldwhatweshoulddo,we

　　walkedtotherightbearingjoyfully.

　　Iwasarrangedtotidythebooksformiddleschoolstudents.ItseemedapieceofcakebutactuallyitwasmuchtougherthanIhadthought.Somereadersare

　　tooshorttotouchthetopflooroftheshelves.Theycouldgetthebooksthey

　　neededbystandingontiptoeorlendingawarmhandbuttheywereunwillingtoputthebooksbackinthesameway,throwingthemontheshelveswheretheycould

　　straightlyreach.What'sworsewaslotsofthereaderspaidnoattentiontowherethebookstheygotfrom,onlytothebooksandwitharesult,manybookswere

　　wronglyplacedandifuntidyshortly,theshelveswouldbeinamess,evenfew

　　bookswasdisorderlythrownonthefloor.Onaverage,ittookme3-4minutesto

　　rightlyplaceonebookandoccasionallyIfailedtodosoIhadtoputtheminto

　　theplasticcasespreparedbyadministrants.

　　Forthewholeafternoon,Ihavebeenrushingbetweenseveralshelvestomake

　　sureeveryshelfwasastidilyaspossible.Whileitwastiringtotidythebooks,Iwasquiteglad,especiallyinmyheart.Bybeingavolunteer,notonlyhave

　　Ipersonallypracticedhowhardthejobinvolvedinserviceis,buthavelearnedthatreadersshouldbeawareoftheyhaveasenseofresponsibilitytoputthe

　　bookstheyhavereadontherightplace,inordertobringaboutconvenienceforothersaswellasthemselves.