From a distance a woman can be seen walking along a beach and regularly bending down to pick something up and throw it into the sea. As she gets nearer a passer-by sees she is throwing stranded starfish back into the water. Thats pointless he says, there are so many starfish stranded on this beach you cant possibly make a difference. The woman bends down and throws another one into the sea, Made a difference to that one. she says. Sometimes the problems of the world together with our own more immediate issues can seem so overwhelming we just dont think we can make a difference to anything. But a kind word to a friend or stranger, a smile at the supermarket checkout does make a difference. Can you remember when someone paid you a casual, sincere but unexpected compliment? Well others remember what you say just as you remember what they say and you do make a difference.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 00:45:01 +0000