Benefit for Rowan Laing!: Let us be of Benefit!!

EXPONENTIAL GROWTH OF HOPE

The Goal: ROWAN IS FACING AN UPCOMING SURGERY THAT WILL COST $80,000 (WHICH HE DOESN'T HAVE). IT'S EITHER THAT, OR AMPUTATION...!! IF ONLY 8000 KIND FOLKS DONATE $10BUCKS, WE'LL REACH OUR GOAL! THANKS SO MUCH FOR LOOKING :-)

Rowan says: "This is my theory on the exponential growth of hope. I'm just trying to get the surgery I need. If I am successful for my self.... If there is money left over I would like to help others. I am hoping I can use the power of the internet and the exponential growth of hope to help others get the medical care they need. Please pass this on."

Donate $1 or $2 anything at all.... even if it is small! If it gets paid forward:

1 person sends to 10
those 10 send to 10 more = 100
those 100 send to 10 more = 1000
those 1000 send to 10 more = 10000
those 10,000 send to 10 more = 100,000
So if I can get it forwarded and each person donates just $1, my surgery can be paid for.

If there is money left over I can help someone else that has medical needs!

It just needs to get forwarded 4 times!

Friday, April 3, 2009

Let us be of Benefit!!

This blog is dedicated to helping a sweet man - Mr. Rowan Laing - rafting and wilderness guide extraordinaire - as he faces monumental medical bills to enable him to keep walking. There is a paypal on the left - please consider donating - no sum is too small a token. As we're reminded in the Starfish story, even the smallest gestures make a difference!

Thank you for reading, and for your kindhearted consideration.

Ariana Saraha - website coordinator

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The Star Thrower Story...

There's a story I would like to share with you. It was inspired by the writing of Loren Eiseley. Eiseley was a very special person because he combined the best of two cultures. He was a scientist and a poet. And from those two perspectives he wrote insightfully and beautifully about the world and our role in it.

Once upon a time, there was a wise man, much like Eiseley himself, 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 he was walking along the shore. As he looked down the beach, he saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself to think of someone who would dance to the day. So he began to walk faster to catch up. As he got closer, he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasn't dancing, but instead he was reaching down to the shore, picking up something and very gently throwing it into the ocean.

As he got closer, he called out, "Good morning! What are you doing?" The young man paused, looked up and replied "Throwing starfish into the ocean."

"I guess I should have asked, Why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?"

"The sun is up and the tide is going out. And if I don't throw them in they'll die."

"But young man, don't you realize that there are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along it. You can't possibly make a difference!"

The young man listened politely. Then bent down, picked up another starfish and threw it into the sea, past the breaking waves. "It made a difference for that one!"

His response surprised the man. He was upset. He didn't know how to reply. So instead, he turned away and walked back to the cottage to begin his writings.

All day long as he wrote, the image of the young man haunted him. He tried to ignore it, but the vision persisted. Finally, late in the afternoon he realized that he the scientist, he the poet, had missed out on the essential nature of the young man's actions. Because he realized that what the young man was doing was choosing not to be an observer in the universe and make a difference. He was embarrased.

That night he went to bed troubled. When the morning came he awoke knowing that he had to do something. So he got up, put on his clothes, went to the beach and found the young man. And with him he spent the rest of the morning throwing starfish into the ocean. You see, what that young man's actions represent is something that is special in each and everyone of us. We have all been gifted with the ability to make a difference. And if we can, like that young man, become aware of that gift, we gain through the strength of our vision the power to shape the future.

And that is your challenge. And that is my challenge. We must each find our starfish. And if we throw our stars wisely and well, I have no question that the 21st century is going to be a wonderful place.

--by Joel Barker--

Benefit for Rowan Laing!

EXPONENTIAL GROWTH OF HOPE

Friday, April 3, 2009

Let us be of Benefit!!

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