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Making a Difference

One day an old man was walking along the beach when he noticed a figure in the distance.  As he got closer, he realized the figure was that of a young man picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean.  

Approaching the young man, he asked, "What are you doing?"

The youth replied, "Throwing a starfish in 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 realize that there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish?  You can't possibly make a difference!"

After listening politly, the young man 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."
Original story by Loren Eiseley
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