βOne day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean. Approaching the boy, he asked, βWhat are you doing?β The youth replied, βThrowing starfish back into the ocean. The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I donβt throw them back, theyβll die.β βSon,β the man said, βdonβt you realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundred of starfish? You canβt make a difference!β After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish, and threw it back into the surf. Then, smiling at the man, he saidβ¦β I made a difference for that one.β