Forward Motion

If a butterfly beats its wings

In Asia

Will a hurricane begin

In the Americas

It is not only

Chaos theory

That has a comment on

The actions of

People and things

We see it as part and parcel

Of our lives

Each and every day

When you drop some coins

In a beggar's cup

So that he can buy

A meal

You have given a

Sense of fulfillment

To someone in need

Even if it is

Only for a

Short time

When you ladle soup out

To hungry children

You see the gratitude

In their eyes

And in their smiles

And feel a gladness

In your heart

That lasts beyond

The moment

And compounds

The next time

You volunteer

When you give a small

Donation

To a charity so that

A child in a

Poor country

Somewhere in the world

Never has to grow up

Disfigured

You are paying it forward

Giving that child

The hope

And self-esteem

To be able to

Make his own mark

Upon the world

When you say to yourself

I will be good to myself today

You open up all the

Possibilities

For small actions

That grow from

Your will and

Your strength

To make big differences

No matter where

You go

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