User:CathMontgomery/Sandbox
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We draw pictures in the sand. Between waves, someone might read a well-written article and be moved.
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Created redirects: Starfish story, Propositioned - Conversation openers for romantic purposes
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Addition to The Star Thrower
Below is the adapted version as used by the Starfish Charity in 2003.
An old man had a habit of early morning walks on the beach. One day, after a storm, he saw a human figure in the distance moving like a dancer. As he came closer he saw that it was a young woman and she was
not dancing but was reaching down to the sand, picking up a starfish and very gently throwing them into the ocean.
"Young lady", he asked, "Why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?"
"The sun is up, and the tide is going out, and if I do not throw them in they will die."
"But young lady, do you not realise that there are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along it? You cannot possibly make a difference."
The young woman listened politely, paused and then bent down, picked up another starfish and threw it into the sea, past the breaking waves,
saying: "It made a difference for that one."
The old man looked at the young woman inquisitively and thought about what she had done. Inspired, he joined her in throwing starfish back into the sea. Soon others joined, and all the starfish were saved. [1]
Above version was adapted by http://www.starfishcharity.org - A South African charity The worldwide 'thousand dinners of hope' event, 25-27 April, 2003.
External links : Joel Barker's version of "The Star Thrower"
- the archive.org charity is fundraising, but may close - so pasted, below
The Star Thrower Story - as adapted by Joel Barker
Starfish on the beach (pic)
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 embarrassed.
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.
The parable has inspired charitable works in
- humanitarian crisis
- providing a compelling vision
- building records of achievement
- unique charitable approaches [dinners ref]
ideas to improve the starfish page[edit]
Add section: Interpretation of the story
Each person's individual effort counts in pursuing a seemingly insurmountable goal.
Leading by example one person can inspire many others.
Do the right thing, even if others view your efforts as futile.
redirect pages
parable of the starfish]
- The Fable of the starfish #REDIRECT [[The Star Thrower]]
picture of starfish more refs
sections: follow parable headings
categories: look for more charities, parables / allegories
This version is linked in 2019, to starthrower.com
https://web.archive.org/web/20070929155500/http://www.starthrower.com/star_thrower_story_script.htm
Watch list - movies etc[edit]
see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13_Reasons_Whysee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13_Reasons_Why13 Reasons Why
Findings of a study into prejudice against athiests[edit]
- 'I propose to add to the Contemporary section... Discrimination against atheists#Western countries'
- 'This additional sentence, at the end of the paragraph. (2 source references provided).'
Lots of people really do believe in Doomsday - Seventh Day Adventists amongst others, and on lots of dates. When the date passes some have trouble coping afterwards.[2]
My Beliefs[edit]
weak atheism, soft atheism and agnosticism are alternates for negative atheism.[3] [4] [5]
- ^ The worldwide 'thousand dinners of hope' campaign. South Africa: Starfish Charity. 25 April 2003.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "When Doomsday predictions fail". Live Science Journal. 2011.
- ^ "Definitions of the term "Atheism"". Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance. 2007. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^ The God Delusion, pp. 50–51
- ^ "Godless". USA: Atheist Alliance of America. 2012. Retrieved 2/4/2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help)
SOPA PIPA ACTA[edit]
Sopa links - I'm getting behind the Wikipedia band wagon and pushing hard, with all the other starfish throwers.
"Listen carefully to your heart, then push that way with all your strength."
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Articles for Creation - review correspondence - useful for repaste[edit]
The Imran Siddiqi article currently satisfies the BLP criteria and I would judge at Class C. I believe it should be created, which is more likely to provide more editors to improve it. I do not agree that it is an autobiography. Phanstar is working on several biographies. I have checked all the citation links work ok. CathMontgomery (talk) 15:50, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks for your support,CathMontgomery. I really appreciate it.
- User:Nolelover-I have added two news references and am resubmitting it though I don't no exactly why it was declined in the first place. There are more news references, but I didn't feel the need to add them. It is not autobiographical. I just felt his work was important. I would have declared that I don't know him personally on its talk page once the article was approved. If you think something specific is missing, let me know. Thanks for the review and your time. Phanstar (talk) 17:22, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
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