One
day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a small figure in the
distance. As he got close, he realized the figure was that of 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 starfish in the ocean. The sun is up and the tide is going out. If I
don’t throw them in, they’ll die."
"Son," the man said, "don’t you
realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? You can’t
possibly make a difference!:
After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked
up another starfish, and threw it into the surf. Then smiling at the man, he said, "I
made a difference for that one."
From "Walking the Talk Together"
14 Day Walk With Christ
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