>> The Starfish Story <<

While walking along a beach, a grandfather noticed his young grandson picking up starfish that had washed up onto the shore and gently throwing them back into the ocean. The grandfather asked his grandson what he was doing. The child said he was throwing the starfish back into the ocean because starfish cannot live outside of the ocean. Upon hearing this, the grandfather stopped his young grandson. He said, “There are miles and miles of beach and there are starfish along every mile. You can’t possibly make a difference.” The child listened politely. Then his young grandson bent down, picked up a starfish and gently tossed it into the ocean to catch the receding tide and said “It made a difference to that one.”
- unknown author