One day an old man was walking down the beach just before dawn. In the distance he saw a boy picking up stranded starfish and throwing them back into the sea.
As the old man approached the boy, he asked, "Why do you spend so much energy doing what seems to be a waste of time?"
The young man explained that the stranded starfish would die if left in the morning sun. The old man exclaimed, "But there must be thousands of starfish. How can your efforts make any difference?"
The youngster looked down at the starfish in his hand and as he threw it to safety in the sea, he said," It makes a difference to this one!"
As the old man approached the boy, he asked, "Why do you spend so much energy doing what seems to be a waste of time?"
The young man explained that the stranded starfish would die if left in the morning sun. The old man exclaimed, "But there must be thousands of starfish. How can your efforts make any difference?"
The youngster looked down at the starfish in his hand and as he threw it to safety in the sea, he said," It makes a difference to this one!"
knew id heard it somewhere before.. its all..... bibley
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