NVPC talk

It been a long time since I update my blog. Was busy over the past days for school. Anyway, today I went for the NVPC talk held in our school.Was very enriching for me. During the talk, the person shared a story called the starfish story with us. Here is the story (adopted from http://www.edu-point.edu.sg/viewstory.htm)

The Starfish Story

Once upon a time, there was a wise man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work.

One day, as he was walking along the shore, he looked down the beach and saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought of someone who would dance to the day, and so he walked faster to catch up.

As he got closer, he noticed that the figure was that of a young child, and that what he was doing was not dancing at all. The young child was reaching down to the shore, picking up small objects, and throwing them into the ocean.

He came closer still and called out, “Good morning! May I ask what it is that you are doing?”

The young child paused, looked up, and replied, “Throwing starfish into the ocean.”

“I must ask, then, why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?” asked the somewhat startled wise man.

To this, the young child replied, “The Sun is up and the tide is going out. If I don't throw them in, they'll die.”

Upon hearing this, the wise man commented, “But, child, do you not realize that there are miles and miles of beach and there are starfish all along every mile? You can't possibly make a difference!”

At this, the young child bent down, picked up yet another starfish, and threw it into the ocean. As it met the water, he said, “It made a difference for that one.”

I feel that sometimes we do not have the strength to help alot of people but it makes a difference to the one whom we helped (just as the story was saying). Anyway sometimes I feel that we focused alot on the things we missed but not the things that we have. If we focused on the things that we have, i think that we will be a happier person.