The Starfish

Everything is Important to Somebody

One day a great storm hit the coast of a lonely stretch of land.

The waves raged and surged but eventually the storm passed and the residents came down to the beach to see what might have been thrown up.

All along the beach were thousands of starfish, seastars struggling and dying in the bright sunshine.

And up ahead was one person picking up one starfish after the other and throwing them back into the water.

They asked why: after all there were thousands and thousands there and what difference could the actions of one person make?

And the person throwing them back held one up and said "Well, I guess it makes a difference to this one, doesn't it?".