A female journalist is walking along the ocean and sees a beach on which thousands and thousands of starfish have washed ashore.
Further along she sees an small boy, walking slowly and stooping often, picking up one starfish after another and tossing each one gently into the ocean.
"Why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?," she asks.
"Because the sun is up and the tide is going out and if I don't throw them further in they will die."
"But, dear don't you realize there are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along it! You can't possibly save them all, you can't even save one-tenth of them.
In fact, even if you work all day, your efforts won't make any difference at all."
The small boy listened calmly and then bent down to pick up another starfish
and throw it into the sea.
"It made a difference to that one."
The female journalist looked at the small boy inquisitively and thought about what he had done. Inspired, he joined her in throwing starfish back into the sea. Soon others joined.......................
The Star Thrower is a powerful story of the potential within each one of us to make a difference in the lives of others. It is a gentle reminder that we should be here for each other, to give service, even in small ways, whenever we can.
In such turbulent times as these, when we may often feel alone and small, unable to make any lasting changes in our lives, we may find ourselves asking, “What can I do that will make a difference? What can one person like me do?”
In reality we don't have to be rich, talented or even particularly intelligent to make a difference in the life of another.
We just need to remember that we are all here for a purpose, and that making small changes in the world, eventually adds up to something bigger in the life of another.
No matter how small your action might be, it makes a difference to someone!
One person can change the reality of another. When we become throwers of the stars, we too, have the power to change the world.
Join us for Computer literacy project and bring POSITIVE change in the lives of many Under-privileged kids!
@Deepak_CACR
Further along she sees an small boy, walking slowly and stooping often, picking up one starfish after another and tossing each one gently into the ocean.
"Why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?," she asks.
"Because the sun is up and the tide is going out and if I don't throw them further in they will die."
"But, dear don't you realize there are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along it! You can't possibly save them all, you can't even save one-tenth of them.
In fact, even if you work all day, your efforts won't make any difference at all."
The small boy listened calmly and then bent down to pick up another starfish
and throw it into the sea.
"It made a difference to that one."
The female journalist looked at the small boy inquisitively and thought about what he had done. Inspired, he joined her in throwing starfish back into the sea. Soon others joined.......................
The Star Thrower is a powerful story of the potential within each one of us to make a difference in the lives of others. It is a gentle reminder that we should be here for each other, to give service, even in small ways, whenever we can.
In such turbulent times as these, when we may often feel alone and small, unable to make any lasting changes in our lives, we may find ourselves asking, “What can I do that will make a difference? What can one person like me do?”
In reality we don't have to be rich, talented or even particularly intelligent to make a difference in the life of another.
We just need to remember that we are all here for a purpose, and that making small changes in the world, eventually adds up to something bigger in the life of another.
No matter how small your action might be, it makes a difference to someone!
One person can change the reality of another. When we become throwers of the stars, we too, have the power to change the world.
Join us for Computer literacy project and bring POSITIVE change in the lives of many Under-privileged kids!
@Deepak_CACR
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