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The Leap Frog Revolution Story
The name Leap Frog Revolution evolved from my story regarding the declining frog population and my vision for the future. I've outlined an idea to do something about a problem which mankind seems yet to come to terms with.
It is a problem that has been on my mind since I was a small child...
I used to hang out with the other kids at a place we called 'Taddy Creek'. We lived in a semi-arid region, and in the heavy summer rains thousands of tadpoles would miraculously appear. We used to come with our jars and catch as many as would fit in them to take home and observe. I would love watching the little legs develop from their shiny black bellies as their tails disappeared.
Year after year, though, my heart would sink as I watched my budding frogs slowly die. The problem was, I didn’t know how to look after them, and they were unable to survive in their manufactured home. They needed to be in their natural environment. Further to the problem was that us kids collectively got so greedy that the creek ran out of tadpoles. We broke the life-cycle through our interference.
Each time I return to my hometown, I take a trip to Taddy Creek in hope to see a return of the tadpoles. My heart sinks to see in its place a virtual junkyard of broken bottles, cans, old car batteries and all sorts of garbage that has been dumped there.
The frogs are dead.
And so are the lizards, the snakes and the birdlife that I used to enjoy as a child.
My own children never got to enjoy the experience of catching tadpoles like I had delighted in when I was young.
My experience of the tadpoles was my earliest realisation that us humans are not good at accepting the crucial rules that Mother Nature sets out.
As I grew older, my concern broadened as I watched the skies turn grey with industrial fall-out and slowly more and more species become extinct.
Not only were the frogs dying, my concern was that we were slowly killing our great-grandchildren in the process.
The Leap Frog Revolution concept is all about calling for a change in economic models, a change in environmental thinking, a change in our understanding of how we impact on one another and a shift in consciousness. The change we’re calling for is not a simple progressive change that we see every day, rather it requires people and organisations to take a leap, a leap of faith to lead when the world is crying out for leadership. It requires us to leapfrog the ‘same old’ and make bold positive change for the long term sustainability of humankind, for the environment, for peace.
I am passionate about this idea – it’s not mine alone. I will happily pass the idea to anyone who is willing to bring it to fruition. I do not want money or acknowledgement for this idea – I just want to see it become a reality and to create something that mankind has as yet not been able to create – a collective human voice that will call for immediate radical change that will ensure the revival and survival of life on this planet!
To read more about the Leap Frog Revolution please go to http://www.leapfrogrevolution.com
A few days ago I started a group on Facebook, http://www.facebook.com. go to Groups and do a search for 'Leap Frog Revolution'
We are aiming for 1 million members, so far each day (4) we have doubled our membership. If you care about the future like I do come and help me make a difference, tell your friends, together with a massive voice we can turn things around.
Thank you for taking the time to read my story.
Regards
Gary Scholz
It is a problem that has been on my mind since I was a small child...
I used to hang out with the other kids at a place we called 'Taddy Creek'. We lived in a semi-arid region, and in the heavy summer rains thousands of tadpoles would miraculously appear. We used to come with our jars and catch as many as would fit in them to take home and observe. I would love watching the little legs develop from their shiny black bellies as their tails disappeared.
Year after year, though, my heart would sink as I watched my budding frogs slowly die. The problem was, I didn’t know how to look after them, and they were unable to survive in their manufactured home. They needed to be in their natural environment. Further to the problem was that us kids collectively got so greedy that the creek ran out of tadpoles. We broke the life-cycle through our interference.
Each time I return to my hometown, I take a trip to Taddy Creek in hope to see a return of the tadpoles. My heart sinks to see in its place a virtual junkyard of broken bottles, cans, old car batteries and all sorts of garbage that has been dumped there.
The frogs are dead.
And so are the lizards, the snakes and the birdlife that I used to enjoy as a child.
My own children never got to enjoy the experience of catching tadpoles like I had delighted in when I was young.
My experience of the tadpoles was my earliest realisation that us humans are not good at accepting the crucial rules that Mother Nature sets out.
As I grew older, my concern broadened as I watched the skies turn grey with industrial fall-out and slowly more and more species become extinct.
Not only were the frogs dying, my concern was that we were slowly killing our great-grandchildren in the process.
The Leap Frog Revolution concept is all about calling for a change in economic models, a change in environmental thinking, a change in our understanding of how we impact on one another and a shift in consciousness. The change we’re calling for is not a simple progressive change that we see every day, rather it requires people and organisations to take a leap, a leap of faith to lead when the world is crying out for leadership. It requires us to leapfrog the ‘same old’ and make bold positive change for the long term sustainability of humankind, for the environment, for peace.
I am passionate about this idea – it’s not mine alone. I will happily pass the idea to anyone who is willing to bring it to fruition. I do not want money or acknowledgement for this idea – I just want to see it become a reality and to create something that mankind has as yet not been able to create – a collective human voice that will call for immediate radical change that will ensure the revival and survival of life on this planet!
To read more about the Leap Frog Revolution please go to http://www.leapfrogrevolution.com
A few days ago I started a group on Facebook, http://www.facebook.com. go to Groups and do a search for 'Leap Frog Revolution'
We are aiming for 1 million members, so far each day (4) we have doubled our membership. If you care about the future like I do come and help me make a difference, tell your friends, together with a massive voice we can turn things around.
Thank you for taking the time to read my story.
Regards
Gary Scholz
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