Photo was taken at the RDS, Dublin, last evening (Irl)

Every student who took part in the 2012 BT Young Scientist has been a winner. The students in our photo today from Col√°iste Choilm, Ballincollig, were delighted with their participation, feedback and response. They have all said it has been ‘an experience they will never forget’. The exhibition comes to an end today and already the planning is underway for next year!

Thought on Saturday – January – 14/01/2012

If you take a glass of water and pour a drop of ink into it, the water will quickly become discoloured all the way through. If you take a stone or pebble and drop it into the same glass of water, it will fall to the bottom and remain in that position. It will not cloud or discolour the water.

The above simple experiment could have been the start of any project at this years BT Young Scientist and Technology exhibition. The same application can also be applied with a worry, problem, concern or something negative in our own lives. We have two choices. Like the ink we can let it cloud and taint the whole of our lives or like the stone we can contain it, deal with it and not allow it take over our lives. A lot of news items tend to be sensationalised. All the soap programmes tend to thrive on sensationalism. If it’s not sensational or dramatic it is classed as boring and dull. So over time we have got used to dealing with issues and problems like ink. We allow and let them take over our lives. This need never happen. Today we ask God to help us deal with whatever problem or worries we may have. Like the image of the stone/ink, we ask God to help us keep everything in perspective and not allow what’s negative to take over our lives.