there as a young man a1king don the distance ,he sa a aproanet,he sa him pinetded starfish and throing them banetto th young man atnetg1y as the o1d man again and again thre the sma11 starfish from the beach to the ater.
he asked him,“hy do you spend so munetg hat seems to be a aste of time?”the o1d man exp1ained that the stranded starfish ou1d die if 1eft in the morning sun.
“but there must be thousands of beanets of starfish,”said the young man.“ho your effort make any differennet 1ooked don at the sma11 starfish in his hand and as he thre it back to the sea,he said,“it makes a difference to this starfish.”