On Sunday October 16, 2005 I successfully finished the ‘Great Delhi Run’ under 60 minutes. I was determined to run non-stop to earn every bit of the sponsorship that you put out so generously. I am glad that I could rise to the occasion and not let any one of you down.
I had set a goal of Rs.1,50,000 and have managed to so far raise about Rs.1,30,000. A major part of this amount has come from amongst the members of the genesis family and I am very grateful to all of you who have contributed so spontaneously to help the genesis foundation in fighting for the life of Manisha, who suffers from Acute Myeloid Leukaemia.
The amounts committed by you will be deducted from your salary as per your request or you can send a cheque to the genesis foundation.
A receipt will be issued to for your contribution to enable you to claim tax exemption under Section 80G of Income Tax Act.
I remain grateful to you for your spontaneous support.
The Star Thrower
Inspired by Loren Elseley’s The Unexpected Universe Each morning, as the wise man walked along the beach, he would his way past hundreds of starfish that had been thrown to the shore by the surf and left behind by the receding tide to perish in the hot sun.
One morning, he saw in the distance a figure that bent to the sand and rose gracefully, again and again, each time tossing some object into the sea. He thought it was a child skimming pebbles, but as he
approached the figure, he saw it wasn’t a child, but a man. And the objects he threw were not pebbles, but starfish. He was gently throwing starfish back into the sea.
The wise man approached the man and asked the eternal question of the scientist, the observer. “Why?”
As the man lifted another starfish, he explained that if the starfish was returned to the water, caught by the undertow, and pulled back to Sea, the starfish might live. A little help from me, a little help from the sea, and the stars can be saved,” he smiled.
Suddenly aware of the chill of the morning air and the strangeness of the man Beside him, the wise man retreated from the beach. As he reached the boardwalk, the wise man looked back. The thrower was still working at this task, and from the distance the slender figure looked like it was spinning bright stars into the universe.
Unable to sleep that night, the wise man opened his window to the cool night air, looked out over the restless sea-and then, finally, he understood. Even if only one starfish was caught by the undertow and pulled back to the sea-for that one starfish, it would make a difference.
After all, the sea itself was indifferent. But the star thrower was not, he had chosen to act.
The next day, the wise man returned to the beach. Once again, he saw in the distance the same gracefully moving figure. Bending against the force of the wind, the wise man made his way to the spot where the star thrower stood. And that morning, two star throwers bent, stood, and sent the starfish home.”
And how let me ask you a question-
Have you thrown a star today?”
If not now……When?
Ashwani Singla
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