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An old man finds a young boy throwing starfish from the beach back into the ocean after a storm. When the man questions what the boy is doing, the boy explains that the tide washed the starfish onto the beach and they will die in the sun unless returned to the water. Even though there are thousands of starfish, the boy believes every starfish he saves makes a difference.

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Starfish Story By Loren Eisley
Once upon a time, there was an old man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing.
He had a habit of walking on the beach every morning before he began his work.
Early one morning, he was walking along the shore after a big storm had passed and found the vast beach littered with starfish as far as the eye could see, stretching in both directions.
Off in the distance, the old man noticed a small boy approaching. As the boy walked, he paused every so often and as he grew closer, the man could see that he was occasionally bending down to pick up an object and throw it into the sea. The boy came closer still and the man called out, Good morning! May I ask what it is that you are doing?
The young boy paused, looked up, and replied Throwing starfish into the ocean. The tide has washed them up onto the beach and they cant return to the sea by themselves, the youth replied. When the sun gets high, they will die, unless I throw them back into the water.
The old man replied, But there must be tens of thousands of starfish on this beach. Im afraid you wont really be able to make much of a difference.
The boy bent down, picked up yet another starfish and threw it as far as he could into the ocean. Then he turned, smiled and said, It made a difference to that one!
The boy bent down, picked up yet another starfish and threw it as far as he could into the ocean. Then he turned, smiled and said, It made a difference to that one! It made a difference to that one!
Moral of the 壊岳看姻霞..
Every action counts no matter how small it seams at the time!
If the task seems daunting and you dont think youre making a difference. You are probably wrong!
To the world you may just one person, but to one person you may be the world. .Brandi Snyder
Credit photo, sound from google. thank you Jongjit

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Starfish story

  • 2. Once upon a time, there was an old man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing.
  • 3. He had a habit of walking on the beach every morning before he began his work.
  • 4. Early one morning, he was walking along the shore after a big storm had passed and found the vast beach littered with starfish as far as the eye could see, stretching in both directions.
  • 5. Off in the distance, the old man noticed a small boy approaching. As the boy walked, he paused every so often and as he grew closer, the man could see that he was occasionally bending down to pick up an object and throw it into the sea. The boy came closer still and the man called out, Good morning! May I ask what it is that you are doing?
  • 6. The young boy paused, looked up, and replied Throwing starfish into the ocean. The tide has washed them up onto the beach and they cant return to the sea by themselves, the youth replied. When the sun gets high, they will die, unless I throw them back into the water.
  • 7. The old man replied, But there must be tens of thousands of starfish on this beach. Im afraid you wont really be able to make much of a difference.
  • 8. The boy bent down, picked up yet another starfish and threw it as far as he could into the ocean. Then he turned, smiled and said, It made a difference to that one!
  • 9. The boy bent down, picked up yet another starfish and threw it as far as he could into the ocean. Then he turned, smiled and said, It made a difference to that one! It made a difference to that one!
  • 10. Moral of the 壊岳看姻霞..
  • 11. Every action counts no matter how small it seams at the time!
  • 12. If the task seems daunting and you dont think youre making a difference. You are probably wrong!
  • 13. To the world you may just one person, but to one person you may be the world. .Brandi Snyder