The Starfish Story
One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean.
Approaching the boy, he asked, “what are you doing?”
The youth replied, “Throwing the starfish back into the ocean. The surf 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 realize there are miles and miles of beach and huundreds of starfish? You can’t make a difference!”
After listening politely, the boy bent down, pick up another starfish and threw it back into the surf. Then smiling at the man, he said “I made a difference for that one.”
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Have to prepare for prayer meeting tmr, leaving my PCL aside for the moment. This is an emo post, so if you dont wanna hear me (or read my) emo talk, close the window now.
It's true that one person can't really make a very big difference, but why should not being able to change the big picture stop you from actually putting in effort and attempting to make a change?
Doing something like what the little kid did may seem like a waste of time to some , its a never ending task, no matter how many you try to save, there will be some starfishes that will die, but from the other point of view, thanks to the little boys effort, more starfishes survived compared to if he decided to give up right from the start and not do anything.
SO EVEN IF IT SEEMS HOPELESS, TRY YOUR BEST TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, EVEN IF IT'S ONLY TO ONE PERSON.