The Ripple Effect

When a stone falls in water, it creates ripples. These ripples are observed in a wide area around the point where the stone fell. But I bet everyone knows that. How does the simple act of throwing a stone in water create such a wide effect? I bet everyone knows that too. The stone sets the particles around it in vibration. These oscillating particles vibrate their adjacent particles, and the ripple is created and passes on from particle to particle.

So how about it? How about creating a ripple? You just need to throw a stone. A simple smile, a simple act of kindness, simply standing up for what is right, telling people you love that you love them; it’s just a simple act but the ripples will carry far and wide.

We, the people, don’t need an external entity to make the change. We are the change. We are the ones who throw the stone, we are the stone, we are the particles and we are the ripples. We are the ones who create changes and we are the ones who pass them on. It is our duty and our destiny.

We have been led to believe that our leaders are supposed to change our lot, to make our lives better, to turn our country into a developed country. But it’s wrong. We see no progress and we decide that we just chose the wrong leaders. But it’s not up to the leaders. It’s up to us.

Imagine if the billion plus people of India just decided to make small, positive changes to themselves and to their surroundings, we might not become a superpower overnight, but we will make our country a better place to live in. We threw out the British that way, remember?

My stone is to urge as many people as I can to stop drinking, because I believe we’re just filling the coffers of the big liquor companies and their home governments when we drink, and destroying our lives in the process. Instead, when friends get together, they could do something much more constructive that would bring more beauty and happiness into this world.

So how about throwing a stone? There are probably many lying around you. Search, and you’ll find one that fits your hand.

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