A man was walking along a beach in a well-known tourist destination, and there were literally thousands and thousands of stranded starfish that had been swept in on the tide and soon to die. He noticed a man in the distance who was throwing them back into the water, one at a time. As he approached the man he exclaimed, “But there are so many. You can’t possibly make a difference!” The man simply threw another starfish back into the ocean and said, “Made a difference to that one.”
A short story about making a difference
Sometimes when we are working to improve the lives of others or even working to improve ourselves, we may not immediately see the results of our actions and good intentions. But, we must let go of the outcome of our actions and trust that sometime in the future our good deeds will have a positive effect and come to fruition in a manner that we cannot foresee.
