The Weight of a Snowflake

The Weight of a Snowflake

Not long ago in a place not too far away, a field mouse asked a wise old owl what is the weight of a snowflake. "Why nothing more than nothing," answered the owl.

The mouse went on to tell the owl about the time he was resting underneath a branch of a fir tree, counting each snowflake that lands on the branch. He counted to exactly 3 471 952 when he heard a 'crack' sound and the branch broke. The branch had suddenly snapped, and the snow accumulated on it fell right on top of the mouse, burying it in a pile of snow. "Hmm... Such was the weight of NOTHING," said the mouse.

So the next time you think your contributions, your acts of charity, your works for justice, your gifts of love and your talents are nothing, or that they are small in comparison to those of others, remember that when one is added to another, and then to another and so forth, GREAT THINGS CAN HAPPEN FROM NOTHING!! In the same way, what seems to be ordinary can be transformed into something extraordinary with just a little extra nothing. The same effect can be said about the seemingly little hurt that we caused to others too.

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