The
Starfish Thrower
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| A star fish abandoned on the sea shore |
Perhaps you have not heard the
inspiration behind Loren Eiseley's
story 'The
Starfish Thrower'?
He says:
"While wandering a deserted beach
at dawn, stagnant in my work, I saw a
man in the distance bending and
throwing starfish, abandoned on the
sand
by the tide, back into the sea.
When
he was close enough I asked him why
he was working so hard at this
strange task.
He said that the sun
would
dry the starfish and they would die.
I
said to him that I thought he was
foolish.
There were thousands of
starfish on miles and miles of beach.
One man alone could never make a
difference.
He smiled as he picked up
the next starfish. Hurling it far into
the sea and he said,
"It makes a
difference for this one!"
I abandoned
my writing and spent the morning
throwing starfish."
You don't have to say because you can't help all you won't help any!
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