Inspirational Stories'Starfish' A friend of ours was walking down a deserted Mexican beach at sunset. As our friend approached even closer, he noticed that the man was picking up starfish that had washed up on the beach and, one at a time, was throwing them back into the water. Our friend was puzzled. He approached the man and said, "Good evening, friend. I was wondering what you are doing?" "I'm throwing these starfish back into the ocean. You see, it is low tide right now, and all of these starfish have washed up onto the shore. If I don't throw them back into the sea, they'll die from lack of oxygen." "I understand," my friend replied, "but there must be thousands of starfish on this beach! You can't possibly get to all of them. There are simply too many! And don't you realize this is probably happening on hundreds of beaches all up and down this coast? Can't you see that you can't possibly make a difference?" The local native smiled, bent down, and picked up yet another starfish and, as he threw it back into the sea, replied: "Made a difference to THAT one!" * * * Did You enjoy this story? Reading Inspirational Stories is wonderful indeed, but even better than Making a Difference: "Do I listen to the voice which says that making a difference in the world is impossible? Or... do I simply do what I know is right? After all, making a difference in but one life, is making a difference in someone's entire world..." "Have I Touched Anyone's Heart Today?" * * * More Inspirational Stories: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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