As the old man walked the beach at dawn, he noticed a young man ahead of him picking up starfish and flinging them into the sea. Finally catching up with the youth, he asked him why he was doing this. The answer was that the starfish would die if left until the morning sun. "But the beach goes on for miles and miles and there are millions of starfish," continued the other. "How can your efforts make a difference?"The young man looked at the starfish in his hand and then threw it to safety in the waves. "I made a difference to that one," he said. - Author Unknown

Yep a very good story and with a morale to boot.

Ah, I absolutely love that story. so very inspiring and motivating . Its the very same story I use to validate my reason as to why I love teaching kids.

I almost cried at the end.

I've never heard it before but its short and sweet