Once upon a time, there was a wise man who was walking along the water's edge.
As he looked down the beach, he saw a human figure moving like a dancer.
As he got closer, he saw it was a young man who wasn't dancing,
but instead he was reaching down to the shore and picking up something and gently throwing it into the ocean.

As the wise man got closer, the young man called out, " Good Morning! What are you doing?"
The young man stopped and replied, " Throwing starfish into the ocean. The sun is up and the tide is going out.
If I don't throw them into the water, they will die."

So the wise man responded," Don't you realize that there are miles of beach with miles of starfish stranded on it.
YOU CAN'T POSSIBLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE!"

The young man just kept bending down and picking up starfish and throwing them into the water, and said,
"FOR THIS ONE, IT MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD."