Thank You
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Recently, a 'friend' of mine came up with an idea for a project call Project Bounce-It off Effect a.k.a. The B.I.O. Effect and I want to share with you what is it all about.
The objective behind this project is pretty simple, to a certain extent, quite common.
"The B.I.O. Effect is a group created to challenge people of any colour of any race, from everywhere across the globe to do one thing -
Take the challenge to Bounce-Off one good thing to at least one person a day.
It's simple!
From the simplest gesture like flashing a smile to the person next to you, giving a hug to a friend in need, saying a simple thank you to the bus driver to big and mind-boggling expression of love and care like donating 1 million bucks for a good cause, saving someone's life while risking your own - whatever it may be, Bounce It Off to the people around you because
YOU can make a difference.
Make every day count for something.
Take up the B.I.O. Challenge.
Make a difference because you can."
It's simple!
From the simplest gesture like flashing a smile to the person next to you, giving a hug to a friend in need, saying a simple thank you to the bus driver to big and mind-boggling expression of love and care like donating 1 million bucks for a good cause, saving someone's life while risking your own - whatever it may be, Bounce It Off to the people around you because
YOU can make a difference.
Make every day count for something.
Take up the B.I.O. Challenge.
Make a difference because you can."
There are millions of such events, projects and talks, urging society to make a difference in the world we're living in.
It's common.
Thing is, only a countable few are actually initiating effort to do something about it.
It's common.
Thing is, only a countable few are actually initiating effort to do something about it.
I'm definitely all out for such a cause and belief.
It's uplifting to know that there are still people out there, clinging on to the belief that the little things in life do matter and can still make tremendous impact in our world shadowed by violence, poverty, disappointments and frustrations.
Smile, hug, the simple 'thank you's' and 'you're welcome's' are so very often neglected and taken granted off these days, yet, it is in such act of simplicity that the very basic foundation of love is unveiled.
In light of their inaugural campaign to arouse individual sense of power and capacity to make an impact through the very basic abilities that they possess, the first challenge of Project B.I.O. Effect is to do this very simple act of saying...
It may sound like a joke.
But recall back and tell me when was the last time you actually said thank you to the bus driver, to the lady at the cashier, to the guard who stays up in his little house to ensure the safety of your apartment or the waiter who served you milo ais'.
Can't recall back now, can u?
If you think about it, 'Thank you' could possibly be the first few words we learnt and picked up as a kid but somehow and somewhere along the line of aging, we get distorted by ingratitude and ungratefulness so much so that we lost that tone of appreciation in our words...
We've forgotten how to say 'Thank You'.
So, the next time a waiter serves you your 'teh ping', or when the cashier hands you your change, smile and know that you spend less than 2 seconds of your life appreciating their service by saying these two forgotten words,
"Thank you".
It's uplifting to know that there are still people out there, clinging on to the belief that the little things in life do matter and can still make tremendous impact in our world shadowed by violence, poverty, disappointments and frustrations.
Smile, hug, the simple 'thank you's' and 'you're welcome's' are so very often neglected and taken granted off these days, yet, it is in such act of simplicity that the very basic foundation of love is unveiled.
In light of their inaugural campaign to arouse individual sense of power and capacity to make an impact through the very basic abilities that they possess, the first challenge of Project B.I.O. Effect is to do this very simple act of saying...
"Thank you".
It may sound like a joke.
But recall back and tell me when was the last time you actually said thank you to the bus driver, to the lady at the cashier, to the guard who stays up in his little house to ensure the safety of your apartment or the waiter who served you milo ais'.
Can't recall back now, can u?
If you think about it, 'Thank you' could possibly be the first few words we learnt and picked up as a kid but somehow and somewhere along the line of aging, we get distorted by ingratitude and ungratefulness so much so that we lost that tone of appreciation in our words...
We've forgotten how to say 'Thank You'.
So, the next time a waiter serves you your 'teh ping', or when the cashier hands you your change, smile and know that you spend less than 2 seconds of your life appreciating their service by saying these two forgotten words,
"Thank you".
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