True gentleman,

There is a saying goes, “Everyone can be great, because everyone can serve,” by Martin Luther King Jr. I believe that anyone who gives can be called a true gentleman. Ever since I was in sixth grade, I have been participating in volunteer work as much as possible. The following is just a couple of people that I consider a “True gentleman.”

The first person that I think as a true gentleman is a Korean singer known as Rain. He was recently featured in Hollywood movies such as Ninja assassin or speed racer. He is also very successful as a singer too. However, when he was about my age, spending most of his time as an apprentice, he had to go through great sorrow. His mother died of a simple disease that can be cured with a simple operation, but they too poor to pay for the operation. After going through years of backbreaking effort, he finally became one of the most famous singers in Korea. Moreover, because he knew how it felt to be in puberty, he actively participated in voluntary work such as digging wells for African villages or building schools for those children to be educated. I really respect him as a true gentleman because he spent the major part of his money on voluntary service even after he got the money that he longed for such a long period of time.

Another person I respect as a true lady – this person is a woman – is the chief of emergency aid team of “World Vision”, Biya Han. She was born in 1958 and is still working for the emergency aid team. Ever since she was 35, a relatively young age, she started to travel around the world. She participated mainly in voluntary work while she was abroad. In 2001, she became the chief of emergency aid team and accomplished countless trips to countries that required help. Recently, she returned from her 100th trip abroad to Somalia. I believe that she is a true lady because she gave up so many things such as marriage or career in order to help those who are in need. Furthermore, she even risked her life various times by volunteering to work in African cities where war was going on. Because of her free and giving lifestyle, she even earned herself a title, “Daughter of Kaze (Wind).”

There is another saying goes, “The noblest question in the world is, ‘What good may I do in it?’” by Benjamin Franklin. This is the question I ask myself really often when I have a chance to take part in volunteer work. If people start asking themselves this question often, I am sure that more and more people can become a “True gentlemen.”