"THE STARFISH"
There was a
young man walking down a deserted beach just before dawn. In the
distance, he saw a frail old man. As he approached the old man, he
saw him picking up stranded starfish and throwing them back into the
sea. The young man gazed in wonder as the old man again and again
threw the small starfish from the sand to the water. He asked him,
"Why do you spend so much energy doing what seems to be a waste of
time?" The old man explained that the stranded starfish would die
if left in the morning sun. "But there must be thousands of beaches
and millions of starfish," exclaimed the young man, "How can your
effort make any difference?" The old man looked down at the small
starfish in his hand and as he threw it to safety in the sea
replied, "It makes a difference to this one." |