Last year, I went for A Very Special Walk at the Enabling Village as a volunteer with my scout troop, 01 Raffles Scout Group. It is an annual fundraising event by the Autism Resource Centre, which aims to integrate people with autism into the mainstream society. The funds are raised by offering carnival games at booths manned by volunteers and having live performances. I was one of the volunteers at the event. I was in charge of operating the dunking booth. I found out that teachers from Pathlight School, which is a special needs school for children with autism, had all volunteered to be “dunked” into a small pool. I managed to chat briefly with them between dunks to find out how teaching in Pathlight is. They told me mainly that although it can be challenging working with special needs children and taking the time and effort to cater to their needs, it is all in all a very fulfilling and meaningful job to be able to bring joy into these children’s lives. In fact, as some of the students from Pathlight came excitedly to dunk their teachers, I saw both the teachers and students laughing with each other and having a good time. The teachers were gleefully encouraging their students to send them down into the pool, giving them the confidence to lob the ball onto the target as hard as they could. They had no qualms getting wet and cold as long as their students were happy and enjoyed the dunking game, and this was all while raising funds for those suffering from autism in our society. Reflecting on this experience, I realised that I am much more fortunate to be physically and mentally able than I first thought. There are many people in society who are less privileged than us and may suffer physical or mental challenges, and are hence disadvantaged in our society favouring the healthy and able. Therefore, it must be up to us to find the compassion in our hearts to reach out and offer a helping hand to these less fortunate groups in society. It is our duty as the physically and mentally able to render aid and support to those who need it simply because we can give them our time and effort, as long as we are willing to. I could see how much a few hours of my time devoted to the less privileged during A Very Special Walk could brighten their lives and make them happy. Seeing them happy and enjoying the games made me feel very warm and happy to be able to help them too, in the little ways that I can. This experience will encourage me to devote more time to supporting them in the future, in the hope that I can make even more of their days brighter in the little ways that I can.