Opinion

A positive perspective

The Starfish Story, originally written by Loren Eiseley in 1969, is
familiar to many, but it's worth repeating from time to time to remind
us that everyone can make a difference.

One version of the story goes like this ...

A little girl was walking along the beach - there were thousand of starfish washed up on the beach, the sun was drying them; they needed the sea. They were dying. The girl picked them up one by one, and threw them into the sea.

A grown-up spotted her and asked, 'What are you doing?' To which the little girl replied, 'I am throwing the starfish back into the sea to save them.' Looking at the sand covered in starfish, the adult said, 'But there are thousands of starfish on this beach. How can you make any difference?' At which point the little girl simply picked up another starfish, threw it into the sea and said, 'I made a difference to that one!'

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