As the old man walked the beach at dawn,

he noticed a young man ahead of him

picking up starfish and

flinging them into the sea.

 

Finally catching up with the youth,

he asked him why he was doing this.

 

The answer was:

the stranded starfish would die

if left in the morning sun.

 

"But the beach goes on for miles

and there are millions of starfish,"

countered the other.

"How can your effort make any difference?'

 

The young man looked at the starfish

in his hand and threw it safely into the waves.

"It makes a difference to this one," he said.

 

~ Anonymous"

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