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by littowadey on February 3rd, 2007

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Do you think that you can actually change the world?

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  • by pillman2 on February 6th, 2007

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    There once was a wise man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work. One day he was walking along the shore, as he looked down the beach, he saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself to think of someone who would dance to the day. So he began to walk faster to catch up. As he got closer, he saw that it was a young man, and the young man wasn’t dancing, but instead he was reaching down to the shore, picking up something, and very gently throwing it into the ocean.As he got closer he called out, “Good morning, what are you doing?” The young man paused, looked up and replied, “Throwing starfish into the ocean.” “I guess I should have asked; why are you throwing starfish in the ocean?” “The sun is up and the tide is going out. And if I don’t throw them then they’ll die.” “But, young man, don’t you realize that there are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along it. You can’t possibly make a difference!” The young man listened politely, then bent down, picked another starfish and threw it into the sea, past the breaking waves and said, “It made a difference for that one.”-Author Unknown-

    Every time I think about changing the world, I think to this story... I once saw it on a commercial on WQAD as an inspirational thought... Only they used a father, his son and a little girl... and after the girl throws it, the son picks one up and does the same... about that time 25 or 30 other people come onto the screen and do the same... then the father picks up his, and returns it to its home....

    http://www.starfishdifference.org/

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