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The Starfish Story

There was a young man
walking down a deserted beach
just before dawn.
In the distance he saw
a frail old man.

As he approached the old man,
he saw him picking up
stranded starfish and throwing
them back into the sea.

The young man gazed in wonder
as the old man again and again
threw the small starfish from
the sand to the water.

He asked, "Old man, why do you
spend so much energy doing
what seems to be a waste of time."

The old man explained that
the stranded starfish would die
if left in the morning sun.

"But there must be thousands of beaches
and millions of starfish!"
exclaimed the young man.
"How can you make any difference?"

The old man looked at
the small starfish in his hand
and as he threw it to the safety of the sea,
he said, "It makes a difference to this one!".

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