But certain services society can't simply consign to the "irregular" efforts of these volunteers, like farmers leaving fields unirrigated to depend on the sky for water. This is especially so for the mounting social crisis regarding the problems of the elderly.
然而社會工作不能像一畝畝的「看天田」，完全仰賴「臨時性」、「無償」的義工辛勤灌溉，特別是目前社會面臨的新課題﹘ ﹘老人問題。