There was a man taking a morning wa lk at or the beach. He
saw that along with the morning tide came hundreds of starfish and when the
tide receded, they were left behind and with the morning sun rays, they would
die. The tide was fresh and the starfish were alive.
The man took a few steps,
picked one and threw it into the water. He did that repeatedly. Right behind
him there was another person who couldn't understand what this man was doing.
He caught up with him and asked, "What are you doing? There are hundreds
of starfish. How many can you help? What difference does it make?" This
man did not reply, took two more steps, picked up another one, threw it into
the water, and said, "It makes a difference to this one."
What difference are we making? Big or small, it does not
matter. If everyone made a small difference, we'd end up with a big difference,
wouldn't we?
