I am going to tell you a story. A young boy was standing on a beach on what was an otherwise gloomy day, with dark clouds hovering the sky. Well, he appeared to be standing, but he was doing something. He was throwing starfish back to the ocean… the ones that waves had brought to the shore.
An old man, perplexed as any knowledgeable person would be, walked to the kid and asked, "Son, what are you doing". The kid looked back and replied, "I’m throwing these little creatures back into the ocean." The old man took a moment and said, "Son, listen to me now; there will be millions of starfish stranded here. Even if you throw some in the ocean the whole day, you would be able save only a few at best. So why bother- you are not going to make a much of a difference."
The kid looked back, picked a starfish, threw it in the ocean, and calmly said, "Sir, it matters to this one, and to me!"
Why am I telling you this story? Well… something happened recently that made me realize what the kid was doing was important.
