Transcript for I will be a hummingbird - Wangari Maathai

I will be a hummingbird

We are constantly being bombarded by problems

that we face

and sometime we get completely awkward.

The story of hummingbird is about

this huge forest being consumed by a fire.

All the animals in the forest come out,

and they are transfixed

as they watch the forest burning,

and they feel to be awkward

they are powerless

except this little humming bird, it says

I am going to do something about the fire.

so it flies to the nearest stream

takes some drop water, and puts it on the fire

and goes up and down, up and down,

as fast as it can

In the mean time, all the other animals,

much bigger animals, like the elephants,

with big trunk, could bring much more water,

they are standing there helpless,

and they are saying to the humming bird:

What do you think you can do ?

Your are too little ! This fire is too big !

Your wings are too little, and your beak is so small,

only can bring a small drop of water at a time !

But as they continue to discourage it

it turns to them without wasting any time,

and tells them:

I am doing the best I can.

And that to me is what all of us should do,

..

we should always flew like a hummingbird.

I may feel insignificant,

but I certainly don't want to be

like the animals watching

as the planet goes down the drain.

I will be a humming bird.

I will do the best I can.

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