The Starfish story begins like that:
“One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking up and gently throwing things into the ocean.
Approaching the boy he asked, “Young man, what are you doing?”
“Throwing starfish back into the ocean. The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them back, they’ll die,” the boy replied.
The man laughed to himself and said, “Do you realize there are miles of miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? You can’t make any difference.”
After listening politely, the boy bent down to pick up another starfish and threw it into the surf. Then, he smiled at the man and said, “I made a difference to that one.”
Have you ever dreamed to make a difference in the world?
Probably we are able to make a difference in the world only when we act as humans who want to contribute to others.
When we as individuals take small steps for a cause we care about.
How big and great the cause is, our age, religion or race is not a matter of importance. The key is to turn our actions of goodness into a cause, a true cause that we believe in.
Any act of humanity, kindness, tolerance, care and generosity is worthy.
Any act of creating beauty is never ever wasted.
Anytime when we show respect, gentleness, tenderness or sympathy to someone, we have a great impact on the world.
Anytime we are spreading healing vibes and radiating powerful energy.
We can start making a difference in the world right now… By the choices we make every day and the way we think, talk, act and spread goodness to others.
Then we should “keep walking” and paying the cause forward. All we need is passion, love and persistence; and connecting with people who support our cause, making friends along the way and enjoying the Journey.
Your intention to start making the difference is crucial.
And to start making it.
Start acting NOW.
I’m dreaming about a difference in the world! I started creating it!
Do you dare to start making a difference in the world!?!
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You’ve probably come across with the short adaptation of the Starfish story similar to the one above.
The original version of the story is part of a 16-page essay titled "The Star Thrower" written by Loren Eiseley (1907-1977), published in 1969 in The Unexpected Universe. The Star Thrower is also the title of a 1978 anthology of Eiseley's works (including the essay), which he completed shortly before his death.
The Starfish story has spread widely and it has been adapted and retold by many motivational speakers and on internet sites, often without attribution, since at least the mid-1980s.
It was also adapted into a children's story in 2006. Called, "Sara and the Starfish." It re-tells the story from the eyes of a young girl as well as the starfish itself, though the moral of the story is the same as the original idea told by Eiseley.
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