The Starfish Flinger

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The Starfish Flinger

 

As the old man walked down the beach at dawn, he noticed a young man

ahead of him picking up starfish and flinging them into the sea.

Finally catching up with the youth, he asked him why he was doing

this. The answer was that the stranded starfish would die if left

until the morning sun.

 

"But the beach goes on for miles and there are millions of starfish,"

countered the other. "How can your effort make any difference?" The

young man looked at the starfish in his hand and then threw it to

safety in the waves.

 

"It makes a difference to that one," he said.