The StarFish

Once upon a time there was a wise man
who used to go to the ocean to do his writing.
he had a habit of walking on the beach,
before he began his work.

One day he was walking along the shore.
As he looked down the beach,
he saw a human figure moving in a dance.

He smiled to himself, to think of someone
who would dance to the day.
So he began to walk faster to catch up.

As he got closer,
he saw that is was a young man
and the young man wasn't dancing,
but instead he was reaching down to the shore,
picking something up and
very gently throwing it into the ocean.

As he got closer he called out,
"Good Morning! What are you doing?"

The young man paused,
looked up and replied,
"Throwing starfish back into the ocean."

"I guess I should have asked,
why are you throwing Starfish back into the ocean?"

"The sun is up and the tide is going out.
And if I don't throw them in they'll die."

"But, young man,
don't you realise that there are miles and miles of beach
and Starfish all along it.
You can't possibly make a difference!"

The young man listened politely.
Then bent down,
picked up another Starfish and threw it into the sea,
past the breaking waves and said -
"It made a difference for that one."


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