That One Starfish

This is going to be sensible and insipring, as this is not my creation but a popular story retold by one of my earlier bosses.

One day I was walking a beach which was littered with thousands of Starfishes which had washed ashore. It was still early morning and as sun would come up - these starfishes would soon die in the scorching heat. The beach was largely deserted, however my eyes caught a small boy who was merrily jumping along the shore picking up one starfish after another and throwing it into sea. I walked upto the boy and asked him - what are you doing?

He answered throwing starfish back to sea - so that they at least survive rather than die on the shore. I told him - this is going to take you years - look there are thousands of starfish littered all over - can it make a difference?

The boy turned around and said - Well you ask me will it make a difference - and he added as he threw another starfish into sea - it did make a difference to this starfish is it not?

Each one of us will and can make a diffference - provided we pick that one starfish and have the courage to throw that back at sea.