Rahman
Come on. Come on, boy!
I started volunteering with the community visitor scheme in 1991-92. So this year is nearly 30 years.
When I first arrived in Australia, always looking for the community I live. Actually who they are and how the community is running.
So the local newspaper, there is a little advertisement there, ‘volunteer needed – friends for older people.’
And from there everything is history.
Hans!
Hans
Hey mate!
Rahman
Hi! How are you?
Hans
Good. How are you?
Rahman
Good. Oh, my friend.
Hans
We've been friends for 17 years. I think he’s one of my longest friendships.
Rahman
It’s a pretty long time, Hans.
Hans
Yeah, that's right.
Rahman
Hans is also my longer service friend.
Guess what? What is this?
Hans
Oh, apple pie!
Rahman
There you go!
Hans
I'm very grateful for Rahmen.
We all come here to learn and our greatest teachers are our relationships, our partners. That’s my friend here, my partner.
Rahman
He's my mentor. He's my teacher.
He taught me the philosophy. He make me laugh. And he makes me the wiser.
For the last 30 years, with community visitors scheme, I met with over eight residents or eight of my friends. Combined of their life it is over 600 years.
Each individual is different. They're unique. And I just grab at everything.
Every time I come here, I have a pleasure. I took something from here as his wisdom.
Hans
We look forward to it because it’s like it expands our meaning for living.
We get great ideas being together. It’s like it gives us all a purpose for being here. It gives us a purpose and a reason.
Rahman
Volunteering give me the identity. Volunteering give me the way I belong, my community, my society, my country. It's changed me. I think I am more benefited and richer where I am now.
Volunteering is a privilege. This CVS is very unique recognition of the senior citizen.
This is our time to recognise them. It’s a simple way to say thank you. We are here for you because of what you’ve done for our nation and our community.
Hans
That was very special.
Rahman
Look after yourself.
Hans
Thank you.
Rahman
Have a good day.
Hans
Thank you, mate.