The Starfish Story

POSTED ON: Wednesday 19 October 2011 @ 02:32 | 0 comments

"Kalau kita tak mampu mengubah sesuatu perkara pada keseluruhannya,
Sekurang-kuranya kita cuba melakukan perubahan yang kecil walaupun ia nampak begitu sedikit"


Dalam kekalutan pikiran, aku teringat lak kisah teladan yang telah diceritakan kat aku setahun yang lalu oleh seorang pakar motivasi di KERSANI yang ku panggilnya PAK LONG... Dalam banyak2 cerita pak long, aku paling suka dan sangat teruja dengan cerita "THE STARFISH STORY"... Aku selalu banyangkan yang takdir hidup aku sama seperti "starfish' tu... Mungkin ada gak yang dah tau jalan cerita ni tapi tak salahkan kalau aku nak kongsi ilmu yang pak long telah kongsikan dengan aku... setidak2nya ilmu yang ada aku sampai2kan buat semua... meyh jom kite sama2 hayati kisah THE STARFISH STORY ni... hehehe
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adapted from The Star Throwerby Loren Eiseley
(1907 - 1977)

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, 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!"

As if he hadn't heard, the young man bent down, picked up yet another starfish and threw it into the ocean. As it met the water, he turned, smiled and said, "It made a difference to that one!"

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Cerita ni memang dalam bahasa inggeris, i just copy and paste je dari site :www.voice4children.com...
Hope mesej yang cuba nak disampaikan jelas kat korang... dan cerita ini lah antara sebab utama mengapa aku masih mampu bertahan walaupun dah pelbagai dugaan yang aku tempuhi...

luv u,
Cik Rerama


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