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Last week on school, when I was talking to younger students about the importance of the environment and how we depend on it, one small boy asked me "What inspires you to to so much for the environment" I told him, "It was a story i heard not so long ago." I am sure, many of us have read this story before, but its my favorite story and this is where i draw my inspiration from. Once upon a time, not so long ago, and maybe not even so far away from where you live now, there lived many animals in a deep, green forest. And they lived in relative harmony, except when one animal was eaten by another animal as sometimes happens in a deep, green forest. But that was appreciated as the story of life and death. And the continuation of life. And in the cycle of things, as they are and as they are meant to be, there was equanimity and peace... Until one day, a fire raged and raged in the deep, green forest. And all the animals gave chase or took flight to try and save themselves from the inferno. While running away they felt huge despair at the thought of what they were leaving behind... their only home. When they reached a safe distance some of the animals stopped to look at the raging fire, and noticed a small spot of red in the blue sky, circling back and forth, from a clear, cool lake to the blazing, burning forest... What was it? It was the red-throated hummingbird. And in her beak she ferried a few small drops of water to try to stop the fire. She flew back and forth, and back and forth, and back and forth again. The animals below looked up in amazement. The lion looked up, the elephant, the badger and the bear. They all looked up at the red-throated hummingbird in disbelief. And the lion roared: "Red-throated hummingbird, what do you think YOU are doing up there with your one drop of water?" Undeterred by the impossibility of it all, the little hummingbird said: "I am doing what I can." The Hummingbird Story means, never give up. Any effort to help is an effort worth making. I try and be the humming bird in my community! :)
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thank you guys :)
Posted 19-11-2012 05:57
Yea it would be so lovely ~
Posted 12-11-2012 16:27
That's inspiring. Let us be like the hummingbird and do what we can in our own small way.
Posted 12-11-2012 12:40
Thanks for sharing this, Naylee .
Posted 12-11-2012 00:55
What a beautiful story! Thanks for that! :)
Posted 11-11-2012 15:55
Sure, I am inspired when I think of the impact of my activities and behaviors on the environment.
Posted 09-11-2012 17:37
Yes, if we want change, we have to be the ones making change!
Posted 09-11-2012 03:24
Likewise, I think the same as you. I truly believe that we have to overcome the threat of thought that someone else will save the world!
Posted 09-11-2012 00:09
What is your source of inspiration??
Posted 08-11-2012 13:03