This is where community involvement comes in handy - you remind me of the age old story about the girl and the starfish.
She had been doing this for some time when a man approached her and said, “Little girl, why are you doing this? Look at this beach! You can’t save all these starfish. You can’t begin to make a difference!”
The girl seemed crushed, suddenly deflated. But after a few moments, she bent down, picked up another starfish, and hurled it as far as she could into the ocean. Then she looked up at the man and replied, “Well, I made a difference to that one!”
The old man looked at the girl inquisitively and thought about what she had done and said. Inspired, he joined the little girl in throwing starfish back into the sea. Soon others joined, and all the starfish were saved.
— Adapted from The Star Thrower
by Loren C. Eiseley
HATS OFF TO YOU!
A glorious little story. I've heard variations on this in one-sentence form, but never read the 'full story'.
It's very appropriate here. If everyone just 'helped out a little' it would make a different to everyone that was helped. And really, for a lot of people receiving, that help is the best thing they received all day. And for a lot of people giving, that help given might be the best thing they've done all day.
Thanks for the comment and story!
That is such a brilliantly beautiful way to look at it!
Feeling Inspired
Have an amazing day!
ONE LOVE!