Making A Difference....

One day a man was walking along the
seashore. He noticed that during the
night many seashells and starfish had
washed up on the shore.

Thoroughly
enjoying the morning sun and cool sea
air, the man strolled for miles along the
sand.
Far off in the distance, he saw a small
figure dancing. The man was joyous
that someone was celebrating life in
such a grand and uninhibited manner.

As he drew closer, however, it became
apparent that the figure was not
dancing, but repeatedly performing
some act.

Approaching the small figure, the man
noticed that it was a child. The girl was
methodically picking up starfish from
the shore and tossing them back into
the surf.

The man paused for a moment,
puzzled, then asked, "Why are you
throwing those starfish back into the
ocean?"

"If I leave these starfish on the beach,"
she replied, "the sun will dry them, and
they will die. I am throwing them back
into the ocean because I want them to
live."

The man was thoughtful for a moment,
impressed with the child's
thoughtfulness. Then he motioned up
and down the miles and miles of beach
and said, "There must be millions of
starfish along here! How can you
possibly expect to make a difference?"

The young girl pondered the man's
words for a moment, then she slowly
leaned over, reached down, and
carefully picked up another starfish
from the sand. With a gentle effort, she
lobbed the starfish back out into the
surf.

She turned to the man and smiled. "You
may be right," she said, "but I made a
difference for that one!"

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