Cycling end to end is nothing new really. It is still quite an achievement, as most people can't claim to have done such a thing. Many are low key affairs. Some are very high profile involving famous people who get given loads of cycling kit, even though they wouldn't notice how much iut cost if it were debited form their account. (Jealous? Me?).
So why are we doing it? Surely there's enough exposure?
Noone seems to be doing it with regard to making a noise about mental health, so maybe we'll be amongst a minority when it comes to having done that. Does a little bit make a difference?
Consider a mosquito in your hotel bedroom, or the following little story.
A little boy was on holiday at the seaside once, staying nearby with this family. He set off with his towel and body board ready to see the ocean and go play with it, following the now familiar path over the dunes he'd used the last couple of days.
On reaching the top of the dunes, he gazed out at the ocean, looking for the right kind of surf, especially as there'd been a storm during the night. Seeing it was all very promising, he looked downwards to make his way towards the water.
Something was wrong. The beach was not covered in sand like it should be. It was covered, as far as the eye could see, left to right, front to back, with Starfish. He frantically ran down to the water's edge, dodging through them as much as possible, and started carefully picking them up and throwing them back in the sea.
Some time later, a man approached him, and said "Son, I admire your care for all this little creatures, but there are so many! You can't possibly save them all. In the grand scheme of things, you won't make any difference"Undeterred, the little boy picked up yet another writhing starfish, and carefully slipped it back into the sea where it belonged.
"Made a difference to that one" he said.
Please help us make a difference.
So why are we doing it? Surely there's enough exposure?
Noone seems to be doing it with regard to making a noise about mental health, so maybe we'll be amongst a minority when it comes to having done that. Does a little bit make a difference?
Consider a mosquito in your hotel bedroom, or the following little story.
A little boy was on holiday at the seaside once, staying nearby with this family. He set off with his towel and body board ready to see the ocean and go play with it, following the now familiar path over the dunes he'd used the last couple of days.
On reaching the top of the dunes, he gazed out at the ocean, looking for the right kind of surf, especially as there'd been a storm during the night. Seeing it was all very promising, he looked downwards to make his way towards the water.
Something was wrong. The beach was not covered in sand like it should be. It was covered, as far as the eye could see, left to right, front to back, with Starfish. He frantically ran down to the water's edge, dodging through them as much as possible, and started carefully picking them up and throwing them back in the sea.
Some time later, a man approached him, and said "Son, I admire your care for all this little creatures, but there are so many! You can't possibly save them all. In the grand scheme of things, you won't make any difference"Undeterred, the little boy picked up yet another writhing starfish, and carefully slipped it back into the sea where it belonged.
"Made a difference to that one" he said.
Please help us make a difference.
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