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Small Things That Make A Big Difference

Posted: Feb 10, 2008 Sun 04:36 am     Views: 644    Interacts: 2

There was a man taking a morning walk at the beach. He saw that along with the morning tide came hundreds of starfish and when the tide receded, they were left behind and with the morning sun they would die. The tide was fresh and the starfish were alive. The man took a few steps, picked one and threw it into the water. He went to the next and did the same and so no. One after the other he kept throwing them back into the water.

Right behind him there was another person who couldn’t understand what this man was doing. He caught up with him and asked, “What are you doing? There are hundreds of starfish. How many can you help? What difference does it make?� This man did not reply, took two more steps, picked up another one, threw it into the water, and said, “It makes a difference to this one.�

What difference are we making? Big or small, it does not matter. If everyone made a small difference, we’d end up with a big difference, wouldn’t we?


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Posted by khakiflash on Sunday February 10, 2008 11:19 am
Yes, it's a jewel.
Posted by mania on Sunday February 10, 2008 10:17 am
This story said a lot, Thanks for sharing.

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