The Butterfly Effect by Andy Andrews

Have you ever felt as if your life did not matter? Have you ever felt as if you are just one grain of sand on a vast beach? What about feeling like you are just one drop of water in the ocean? Well, actually you are. The good news is that even though you are just one person, your life and your actions affect the entire world in ways that you may never know. God has woven each of our lives into an eternal tapestry.

Andy Andrews has illustrated this point through a magnificent telling of how one action of one person affected another, who affected another, and so on. Just like the fluttering of butterfly wings moves the molecules of air which moves more air and continues across the planet, our lives and decisions begin a wave of consequences - both good and bad - that impact the world. The reader of this small book will feel empowered and recognize that his own life has meaning and purpose.

I personally believe this book should be required reading of all teenagers and adults. As parents, we need to read this book to our children in order to teach them that their lives are valuable. I am sure you will treasure this book as much as I do!