“One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed
a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean.
Approaching the boy, he asked, ‘What are you doing?’
The youth replied, ‘Throwing starfish back into the ocean.
The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them back, they’ll die.’
‘ Son,’ the man said, ‘don’t you realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish?
You can’t make a difference!’
After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish,
and threw it back into the surf. Then, smiling at the man, he said…‘I made a difference for that one.’”
The Original Starfish Story found in ”Star Thrower,”
a collection of essays by the naturalist and writer
Loren Eiseley 1978
Share where you can make a difference with one person or several?
Hi CC
Call me melodramatic or whatever but I’ve always believed One Man can make a Difference – whatever problems the world faces, good will always start with one person.
Most people would probably laugh at me but I don’t care – I’m happy with my beliefs.
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No melodrama…I believe that one person can make a difference. Reminds me of a commercial:
Clinically Clueless´s last blog .."How Can I Keep From Singing" ~ Chris Tomlin
I say, why not combine a couple of posts into one – about poofs and brown starfish
If we don’t believe that one person can make a difference – however monumental the task seems – we may as well all just stay in bed for the rest of our lives!
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Yes, not to be corny…but, “many voices are louder than one, but it begins with that one.”
Clinically Clueless´s last blog .."How Can I Keep From Singing" ~ Chris Tomlin
The old butterfly effect rings true here CC and thanks for sharing, stars all round!