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| Sharon Gai |
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 About Me |
I was born in China and immigrated to Canada at age seven. Now humourously nicknamed a "banana" because I'm yellow on the outside and white on the inside, I try to keep a balance between the two cultures that make up who I am.
Dedicated to making this world a better place, I inspire others to this movement of a hopeful future. I am an idealist, determined, in buidling a world of caring and compassion. Contrary to William Golding, I believe that the core of a human being is virtuous and kind.
Over the past two years, I wondered about the authentic self, finding the purpose of life and trying to see with my blind eyes of the meaning behind everthing. Trudging on this journey of self-discovery and self-actualization, I've learned so much about myself and the world. I am so grateful for everyone in my life. People have just shown me unbelievable kindness and generosity that words can't describe.
I also want to thank everyone in the world who believes that, in times of turmoil and sadness, if we just hold on to our faith of a better future, then we will climb out of the tortures of poverty and AIDS and unhappiness.
Changing the world is hard. Changing anything is hard. There is a binding, unspoken contract called tradition that runs among the human race. But I think we, the people who want the dawning of a better world, must go back to that story of the girl, the old man, and the sea stars...I know it's cliche but it's my favorite story from childhood...Once upon a time there was a girl who was walking on a beach and came upon thousands of sea stars that washed up on shore becuase of a big storm. She approached each sea star and sent them into the ocean. A man came up to her and asked, "Look around, there are thousands of sea stars on the beach, how are you going to save all of them?" The girl picked up another sea star and sent it into the ocean. She looked up and said, "I made a difference for that one." The man looked down at the thousands of sea stars that littered the beach, picked one up and sent it into the ocean.
This is what Ripple of Change is all about. One small act can begin a small ripple in the pond, but it eventually expands into the vast ocean. As Gandhi once said, "the things that you do might be insignificant. It is important you do it anyway."
All we have to do is join hands and take one step at a time to walk towards that brighter future!
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