... are we to become?
... and is it gonna be like this??
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Saturday, April 4, 2009
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
the starfish story....
have you heard the starfish story?
A wise old man was on his daily walk along the beach. At a distance he noticed a little boy reaching down to pick something up and throwing it into the ocean, then tirelessly repeating it over and over again.
The old man curiously moved closer to find out what he was up to. The boy was picking up starfish left stranded by the ebbing tide, and tossing them back into the water, one by one, as if trying to save them all from dying and also from the hungry seagulls.
convinced of the futility of the task the boy had taken upon himself, the old man went up to him and said, "Son, hundreds of starfish dry up on this beach everyday. What you're doing simply won't make a difference."
Clearly hearing what the old man had said, the little boy bent down, picked up another starfish and threw it as far as he could, back into the sea. Then he looked at the old man, smiled and politely said,
"Well, it's made a difference to that one!"
A wise old man was on his daily walk along the beach. At a distance he noticed a little boy reaching down to pick something up and throwing it into the ocean, then tirelessly repeating it over and over again.
The old man curiously moved closer to find out what he was up to. The boy was picking up starfish left stranded by the ebbing tide, and tossing them back into the water, one by one, as if trying to save them all from dying and also from the hungry seagulls.
convinced of the futility of the task the boy had taken upon himself, the old man went up to him and said, "Son, hundreds of starfish dry up on this beach everyday. What you're doing simply won't make a difference."
Clearly hearing what the old man had said, the little boy bent down, picked up another starfish and threw it as far as he could, back into the sea. Then he looked at the old man, smiled and politely said,
"Well, it's made a difference to that one!"
Thursday, March 19, 2009
life (ends) outside chse...
not every pigeon story ends happily...
it's the end of week 4 - end of the incubation period... the second egg's also gone, no sign of a baby pigeon either...
week 1................. week 2.................. week 3
but hey... it marks the beginning, for another pigeon couple....
as life goes on, outside the walls of chse...
it's the end of week 4 - end of the incubation period... the second egg's also gone, no sign of a baby pigeon either...
week 1................. week 2.................. week 3
but hey... it marks the beginning, for another pigeon couple....
as life goes on, outside the walls of chse...
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
a failed society....
A society can be judged by how it treats its weak...
true, it is the parents' duty to take care of their kids.....
but what if they don't?? what if they won't??? or simply cannot??
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
life in chse III.....
continued from life in chse I, II (below)....
the "rejected" egg's gone missing.... still no sign of any baby pigeons....
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as more babies are being made....
by flickr's blackie_n
and the queue for nesting space keeps growing...
the "rejected" egg's gone missing.... still no sign of any baby pigeons....
.
as more babies are being made....
by flickr's blackie_n
and the queue for nesting space keeps growing...
Thursday, March 5, 2009
350 - the most important number in the planet...
350 ppm carbon dioxide is the most we can have in the atmosphere if we wish to retain the planet similar to the one on which civilisation developed and to which life on Earth is adapted....
in other words, 350 parts per million is the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. it is the number humanity needs to get back to as soon as possible to avoid runaway climate change...
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we're now at 387 ppm.... are we too late? is the planet doomed?
to find out please visit 350.org
Sunday, March 1, 2009
life in chse II....
continued from life in chse (below)....
did another bird come and lay another egg? or was one of the 2 eggs rejected? i've no idea.... what do YOU think happened here?
life upstairs...
did another bird come and lay another egg? or was one of the 2 eggs rejected? i've no idea.... what do YOU think happened here?
life upstairs...
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