One day a man was walking along the beach. He immediately noticed that the shore was completely covered in starfish. They had been washed up on shore due to a large storm. The tide was retreating and as a result the starfish would die if they did not get back into the water. A little girl stood by the shore. She bent over, picked up a starfish and threw it into the water. Then she repeated this over and over again. The man watched confused.

He walked up to the girl and said "Why are you doing this? The beach is full of starfish. You cant possibly make a difference!" The girl stopped a minute and looked at the man. Then she bent over again, picked up another starfish and threw it into the water.

Smiling at the man she said "I made a difference for that one." Then she went back to work.
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"There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: Those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed.”