As Newtons law states - "Every action has an equal and opposite reaction" . The understanding that - in order to get you have to give! Ripples are just a visual manifestation of this principle. Sound also makes waves we can't see. Having said that the impact can be heard. What goes around comes around. Understanding the "ripple effect" is critical ingredient to becoming wise.
At any given point in time, we consciously or subconsciously are influenced by acts of other people. Be it a member of one's own family or one in the society. Some acts bring distress and pain, while others bring joy and happiness. When I started an NGO to educate slum children twenty years ago, my wife and I were the only two active workers. In the course of time when we persisted even in difficult times, the numbers grew gradually with more joining the cause. This was certainly due to a ripple effect. Among those who joined may have included addicts who gave up their bad habits. Today our NGO has grown to help close to two hundred thousand children. Thanks to the ripple effect. If the act is good and noble, a ripple has the power to turn into a tsunami !
The important area of managing the Ripple Effect is How To Manage? People do not know what should they do to reduce the effect . What you have written that share the experience of ripple effect and how a person overcame that is very important , as such real best practices may help many to start with. The only problem is there are so many that are shared including some fake practices , we have to be very careful in choosing the way forward
As Newtons law states - "Every action has an equal and opposite reaction" . The understanding that - in order to get you have to give! Ripples are just a visual manifestation of this principle. Sound also makes waves we can't see. Having said that the impact can be heard. What goes around comes around. Understanding the "ripple effect" is critical ingredient to becoming wise.
At any given point in time, we consciously or subconsciously are influenced by acts of other people. Be it a member of one's own family or one in the society. Some acts bring distress and pain, while others bring joy and happiness. When I started an NGO to educate slum children twenty years ago, my wife and I were the only two active workers. In the course of time when we persisted even in difficult times, the numbers grew gradually with more joining the cause. This was certainly due to a ripple effect. Among those who joined may have included addicts who gave up their bad habits. Today our NGO has grown to help close to two hundred thousand children. Thanks to the ripple effect. If the act is good and noble, a ripple has the power to turn into a tsunami !
Very succinctly put. The act of others have a ripple effect on us unbeknownst. Your initiative had the intended ripple effect. Keep at it Anna.
The important area of managing the Ripple Effect is How To Manage? People do not know what should they do to reduce the effect . What you have written that share the experience of ripple effect and how a person overcame that is very important , as such real best practices may help many to start with. The only problem is there are so many that are shared including some fake practices , we have to be very careful in choosing the way forward