Saturday, 11 July 2009

Fate

I think we've all thought about that time when we passed an accident and thought, 'There, but for the grace of God, go I', or some such.

Little things can change our lives. Little things can change our futures.

We took Granddaughter to Fountains Abbey today; lovely.

She spotted a froglet. We thought he was dead to start with. All dried out he was but she prodded him with a twig and he moved. So she pushed him onto a leaf and took him down to one of the ornamental lakes and allowed him to jump in.

She saved his life. I say he. Could have been a she.
The point is this; if she hadn't been with us he wouldn't have been seen. No doubt I would have stood on him with my size tens.





Where we are, where we go, what we do at any given time will affect the lives of others.

I saw myself in that little froglet. Dependent on the goodwill of something outside my comprehension.
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5 comments:

  1. I'm a great believer in the idea that little acts of goodness - wherever they occur - benefit the whole world. It all makes a difference.
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  2. We sometimes forget that we're all part of the natural world; and it's good if we can give other creatures a helping hand sometimes.

    Sounds a bit corny...
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  3. Quite agree with you both.

    .........and no, it's not corny.
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  4. What I especially like about this photo is we can see Granda's shadow, taking the picture of Granddaughter's fine moment.

    :)
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  5. Complete with my hat too, Martha.
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