Taken from The Sunday Star, 9th January 2005.
Sent in by Hen Yune Yin.
Sent in by Hen Yune Yin.
One day, a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a figure in the distance. As he got closer, he saw that the figure was a little boy who was repeatedly reaching down to pick something up from the sandy floor and then gently throwing it into the sea.
Approaching the boy, the man asked, "What are you doing?"
The youth replied, "Throwing starfish back into the ocean. The sun is up and the tide is going out. If I don't throw them back, they'll die,"
"Son," the man said, "don't you realise that there are miles and miles of sand and hundreds of starfish? You can't possibly make a difference with what you're doing."
The boy listened politely to the man and then bent down to pick up yet another starfish. Throwing it into the surf, he smiled at the man and said, "I make a difference for the ones I throw back."
Approaching the boy, the man asked, "What are you doing?"
The youth replied, "Throwing starfish back into the ocean. The sun is up and the tide is going out. If I don't throw them back, they'll die,"
"Son," the man said, "don't you realise that there are miles and miles of sand and hundreds of starfish? You can't possibly make a difference with what you're doing."
The boy listened politely to the man and then bent down to pick up yet another starfish. Throwing it into the surf, he smiled at the man and said, "I make a difference for the ones I throw back."
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