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The
Starfish
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 in 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 in 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." There is something very
special in each and every one of us and we must each find our own starfish.
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