One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a figure in the distance. As he got closer, he realised the figure was that of a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean.
Approaching the boy, he asked, “What are you doing?”
The youth replied, “Throwing a starfish into the ocean. The sun is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them back, they’ll die.”
“Son” the man said, “don’t you realise there are miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? You can’t possibly make a difference?
After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish, and threw it into the surf.
Then, smiling at the man, he said, “I make a difference for that one.”
”We Make A Difference If We Choose!”
Adapted from “The Star Thrower” by Loren Eisely
