Make a difference

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 man,and that what he was doing was not dancing at all. The young man 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 man 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 man 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, young man, 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 man bent down, picked up yet another starfish, and threw it into the ocean.
As it met the water, he said, "I made all the difference to that one."

For the Best

One day, there was a blind man sitting on the steps of a building with a sign by his feet that read:

"I am blind, please help".

A creative publicist was walking by him and stopped to observe he only had a few coins in his hat, he dropped a few more coins in his hat and without asking for his permission took the sign, turned it around, and wrote another announcement.

He placed the sign by his feet and left.

That afternoon the creative publicist returned by the blind man and noticed that his hat was full of bills and coins.

The blind man recognized his footsteps and asked if it was him who had re-written his sign and he wanted to know what did he write on it? The publicist responded: "Nothing that was not true, I just rewrote your sign differently". He smiled and went on his way. The blind man never knew but his new sign read:

"Today Is Spring And I Cannot See It".

HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE

Read this...It could save your life!!

Let's say it's 6.15 pm and you're driving home (alone of course), after an unusually hard day on the job. You're really tired. Suddenly you start experiencing severe pain in your chest that starts to radiate out into your arm and up into your jaw. You are only about five miles from the hospital nearest your home. Unfortunately you don't know if you'll be able to make it that far. You have been trained in CPR, but the guy that taught the course did not tell you how to perform it on yourself.

Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack, without help, the person whose heart is beating improperly and who begins to feel faint, has only about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness. However, these victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breath should be taken before each cough, and the cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest. A breath and a cough must be repeated about every two seconds without let-up until help arrives, or until the heart is felt to be beating normally again. Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing movements squeeze the heart and keep the blood circulating. The squeezing pressure on the heart also helps it regain normal rhythm. In this way, heart attack victims can get to a hospital.

Tell as many other people as possible about this. It could save their lives!!

Hark the Herald angels sing, Glory to the new born King!

It's my favorite time of the year, Christmas! This is one season that never fails to buoy up my drooping spirit. The season of festive cheer, love, joy and peace. The time for giving, the time to share with the less fortunate, the time to forget our little grudges, pettiness, all those things that bring negativity into our lives.
This is that time when I go crazy choosing gifts for those whom I love. My lil nephew with no gender bias fondly calls me Santa Claus. The wintry winds, midnight mass, carol singers, the Christmas tree, stars glittering in the night….
This is that time, when I see a beggar on the road, old, ailing, a child or a leper, I don’t judge, don’t think whether I should give or not. This is that one time I give freely, be it money, clothes or some food that I may have on me.
This is that one time, when I keep my temper under check, make it a point to bring a smile on a weary face, to give a helping hand where it may be needed, to make a difference wherever possible, to be as selfless as I can possibly be…
Christmas, the one season that rings out the old and rings in the new…
The one time of the year that never fails to captivate me in its charm….