Making A Difference

A guest at a beach hotel was strolling along the beach when, in the distance, he saw a human figure moving like a dancer. Intrigued,he decided to investigate. As he got closer, he saw that it was a young boy, and the young boy wasn't dancing. Instead, he was reaching down to the shore, picking up a starfish, and very gently throwing it into the ocean.

Thousands of starfish had been washed ashore by the low tide." Why are you doing this?" the hotel guest asked the boy.
The boy replied: "The sun is up and the tide is going out. If i don't throw them in they'll die."
"But there are miles and miles of beach, and tens of thousands of starfish here. You can't possibly make a difference," the hotel guest said.
The young boy listened politely. Then he bent down, picked up another starfish, and as he was throwing it back into the ocean, said: "It makes a difference to this one."




Never underestimate kindness or good deeds no matter how small there are.Great acts are made up of small deeds.We may not make any difference to the world today but it sure has the power to shape the future.