Flip through the latest issue of Gulf Weekly.
Picture a lazy Friday afternoon. You're probably flopped upon a reclining chair complete with foot-rest, armed with the television remote and a bag of two per cent fat-reduced crisps, watching re-runs of box office flops playing on TV.
Now ask yourself, what good is that for both your body and the world?
You should be out there making a difference, not indoors with a blanket over your head, not having seen sunlight for days.
Bahrain is in need of human help in a variety of services and charities, take the BSPCA, Thirst Quenchers and SNEHA, to name a few.
All these organisations strive to make the world a better place by small, yet kind and generous, gestures.
In dearth of manpower, they are all smiles to the prospect of new volunteers to spread their message and helping hands.
On a Friday - a carefree weekend - there is nothing better than getting out and helping out. For most of us applying to universities in the near future, community service is invaluable towards the admission process as it highlights you as an independent, compassionate individual.
Community service doesn't necessarily mean mopping up floors or hacking at rocks with a pick-axe. It can be simply walking dogs and grooming them. It can mean recycling for or doing a part-time shift at a thrift shop.
Helping people is a joy like no other, seeing the smile on their faces, the wordless nods of appreciation, the warmth of gratitude and the delight they find in the simple pleasures of life.
And, as an added bonus, it'll probably help you lose those extra pounds you've been meaning to get rid off after the holidays, keeping you fit and healthy.
You can be out there, an active citizen, doing good and playing your part in society or you can be a lethargic listless lump on a couch glued to a fluorescent television screen.
Charity begins when you decide to get off your chair.
