Inspiration

While at Sea World a very wise lady told us a story at the last day of training. I often thing about it when I'm feeling down or exhausted after a long day working with kids.


One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean. Approaching the boy, he asked, “What are you doing?” The youth replied, “Throwing sea stars back into the ocean. The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them back, they’ll die.”

“Son,” the man said, “don’t you realize there are miles of beach and hundreds of sea stars? You can’t make a difference!” After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another sea star, and threw it back into the surf. Then, smiling at the man, he said

“I made a difference for that one.”