One
day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy
picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean.
Approaching the boy, he asked
" What are you doing ? "
' Throwing starfish into the ocean. The surf is up and the
tide is going out. If I don't throw them back, they'll die.
' the boy said.
" Son, " the man said, " Don't you realize there are
miles and miles of beach and thousands of starfish ? You can't
make a difference ! "
After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another
starfish, and threw it back into the surf. Smiling at the
man, the boy said,
' I made a difference for that one. '
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