I will be a hummingbird - Wangari Maathai
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We are constantly being bombarded
by problems that we face.
And sometimes we can get
completely overwhelmed.
The story of the hummingbird is about
this huge forest being consumed by a fire.
All the animals in the forest come out
and they're transfixed as they watch the forest burning.
And they feel very overwhelmed, very powerless...
Except this little hummingbird.
It says: "I'm going to do something about the fire".
So it flies to the nearest stream,
takes a drop of water and puts it on the fire.
And goes up and down, up and down,
up and down- as fast as it can.
In the meantime all the other animals,
much bigger animals, like the elephant-
with the big trunk, could bring much more water...
They're standing there, helpless.
And they're saying to the hummingbird:
"What do you think you can do? You're too little!
This fire is too big! Your wings are too little,
and you have a beak so small
you can only 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'm doing the best I can".
And that to me, is what all of us should do.
We should always be like the 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 hummingbird.
I will do the best I can.