[vowelless]

I personally don't find any fulfillment from volunteering, nor do I really grow in any direction. But that doesn't bother me. I have a few hours per week usually dedicated to tutoring kids from schools that are not so great. It seems to help them and I have a few hours to spare.

[snarf21]

It is great that you do so and I think it does provide some minimal "fulfillment" to you. Your last statement says it all, "It seems to help them". That is the fulfillment. It doesn't always have to be life shattering and completely consuming. I always aim to just make the world better than it was yesterday. If we all did that, who knows what might happen? :)

[franze]

think this is a great statement in this ego driven world! it is not always about "us", it is ok to do things for someone else, even without any direct benefit.

[eeZah7Ux]

I volunteer in a large, well known organization.

We always try to filter out people that want to join for selfish reason as they usually turn out to be bad volunteers.

E.g. people try to work on something to gain exposure and then drop everything when something more interesting comes up or they receive criticism.

[spike021]

Even if you don't feel fulfillment from it, it's awesome that you don't mind contributing in that way. Many more kids need it than is evident, usually.

[oddlyaromatic]

This is awesome.