The Christmas faith

I know that everyone has a blueprint for him/her in this life. Be it to bring happiness to the people around you, to win many Golds at the Olympics and bring glory to your country, or to simply proceed with your daily monotonous life till you grow old.

Unknown to us, we are making an impact and a difference in somebody's life. We may not be able to see it, or know it. But we are. As forensics investigators always say, as long as two things come into contact, some evidence will definitely be left behind, no matter how minute.

Tim once took a morning walk along a stretch of beach while it was low tide. He was astounded when his eyes first graze past the shoreline in front of him. Thousands, hundreds of thousands of starfish were left on shore as the waves recede. These starfish will die, should the next high tide not come in time to bring them back to the sea.

He quickly made a decision. He walked to the shore, and picked up each and every one of the starfish, and threw them back to the sea. He worked hard, and did not even stop to take a breather, forgetting all about his breakfast.

As the sun moved lazily into the sky, another man walked past. He too, laid his eyes on the shoreline and was astounded at the numerous starfish left behind. He then saw Tim working furiously, frantically picking up the starfish and throwing them back into the sea. He immediately knew what Tim was trying to do.

He shook his head and walked up to Tim, saying, "Hey pal, I know what you are trying to do. But why don't you take a look at them? There are hundreds of thousands of starfish here, will what you do make a difference??"

Without stopping, Tim went ahead and picked up the next starfish, turning slightly to the man next to him, replying, "It makes a difference to this ONE!" and proceed to throw the starfish back to sea. Then he repeated the process, while chanting the same verse to the man. This went on till the sun set.

Sometimes, we simply give up because we think what we are doing will not help the situation. However, unknown to us, there are billions of people out there who are helpless, hoping that someone will make a difference in their lifes today. These starfish have hope in us, in me. And all I need to do is to reach out to one, to make a difference.

This Christmas, I resolve to have more faith, to keep believing even when I feel there's no hope, to keep on moving, so that one more starfish can live.

If you can't feed a million, feed ONE. - Mother Teresa

I passed!!!

Finally...my diligence paid off :D

I'm ceritified!

Am I the youngest amongst the 800 CI***s in Sg? :-?