The Boy And A Starfish
One day an old man was walking along the beach in the early morning and noticed the tide had washed thousands of starfish up on the shore. Up ahead in the distance he spotted a boy who appeared to be gathering up the starfish and one by one tossing them back into the ocean. He approached the boy and asked him why he spent so much energy doing what seemed to be a waste of time. The boy replied, "If these starfish are left out here like this they will bake in the sun, and by this afternoon they will all be dead." The old man gazed out as far as he could see and responded, "But, there must be hundreds of miles of beach and thousands of starfish. You can't possibly rescue all of them. What difference is throwing a few back going to make anyway?" The boy then held up the starfish he had in his hand and replied, "It's sure going to make a lot of difference to this one!"
With Regards ,
Lakshmi Narayana
Global HR consultant
From India, Coimbatore
733One day an old man was walking along the beach in the early morning and noticed the tide had washed thousands of starfish up on the shore. Up ahead in the distance he spotted a boy who appeared to be gathering up the starfish and one by one tossing them back into the ocean. He approached the boy and asked him why he spent so much energy doing what seemed to be a waste of time. The boy replied, "If these starfish are left out here like this they will bake in the sun, and by this afternoon they will all be dead." The old man gazed out as far as he could see and responded, "But, there must be hundreds of miles of beach and thousands of starfish. You can't possibly rescue all of them. What difference is throwing a few back going to make anyway?" The boy then held up the starfish he had in his hand and replied, "It's sure going to make a lot of difference to this one!"
With Regards ,
Lakshmi Narayana
Global HR consultant
From India, Coimbatore
:roll: "The story is worth learning lots of values and attitudes which make our life happy or sad. Please keep adding such beautiful stories." Thanks a lot Vijay Karkhanis.
:lol: It is not only worth reading but an eye opening. We at HR team should use this appropriately but not with biased. Jagadish S
Superb, Golden words.
Why call it a story? It is a philosophy.
Let us read it , to learn & keep reminding ourselves of the great value it has as a practice.
We should strive to make a difference with positive impact, even if it impacts a tiny fraction of the whole .
Many more will join & will make a caravan.
Why call it a story? It is a philosophy.
Let us read it , to learn & keep reminding ourselves of the great value it has as a practice.
We should strive to make a difference with positive impact, even if it impacts a tiny fraction of the whole .
Many more will join & will make a caravan.
Another title could be "You can Teach Old Dogs New Tricks."
In the emancity of space, we always feel and seem insignificant. BUT we are not. One step at a time, another breath and one more try.
What's life for anyway, except to feel that small and yet do the right thing.
Thanks and regards,
Steve Cheong
In the emancity of space, we always feel and seem insignificant. BUT we are not. One step at a time, another breath and one more try.
What's life for anyway, except to feel that small and yet do the right thing.
Thanks and regards,
Steve Cheong
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