Adopt A Tree

Tenkte eg skulle skrive om noko som ikkje har med friluftsliv å gjere.

Då eg var i Brasil hausten 2008. Var eg og skulen på tur til ein Dannemann cigar fabrikk. Denne fabrikken hadde meir produksjon før. Men nå var den mest meint som sightseeing. Bortsett frå å lage cigarar har Dannemann også eit prosjekt på gong med å gjenoppbyggje ein del av regnskogen i Mata Fina, Bahia – Brasil. Prosjektet heiter «Adopt a tree» Eg var så heldig at eg fekk sponse dette prosjekt ved å vise mi støtte. Og heilt sida eg skreiv meg på som supportar for ca. 2 år sida, har Dannemann sendt oppdatering i posten med gjevne mellomrom. Sist var for 2 veke sida. Og denne gongen så hadde dei skreve ei lita historie, som handla om å bry seg om miljøet rundt seg. Synst den var så fine at eg skulle dele den med deg:

The Starfish Story

adapted from The Star Thrower
by 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, 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, "It made a difference for that one."

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Og mens eg var i mitt filosofiske hjørne og hadde mine ellers så absurde ideologiar. Så har eg funnet ei anna god historie. Som heite «Life Is Like A Cup of Coffee». Denne kan du også få gleda av å lese med bilete og musikk til: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3NgzQ9Pcsg you won't regret it! ^^

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