Make a Difference

Once upon a time there was a wise man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work.
One day he was walking along the shore. As he looked down the beach, he saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself to think of someone who would dance to the day. So he began to walk faster to catch up.
As he got closer, he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasn't dancing, but instead he was reaching down to the shore, picking up something and very gently throwing it into the ocean.
As he got closer he called out,"Good morning! What are you doing?" The young man paused, looked up and replied,
"Throwing starfish in the ocean."
"I guess I should have asked, why are you throwing starfish in the ocean?"
"The sun is up and the tide is going out. And if I don't throw them in they'll die."
"But, young man, don't you realize that there are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along it. You can't possibly make a difference!"
The young man listened politely. Then bent down, picked another starfish and threw it into the sea, past the breaking waves and said,
"It made a difference for that one."

BW

Beautiful!

I've heard that one a few times- its a good one!

the hard part is not to grieve too much over all the ones that we cannot reach. . .

I hear ya, Catschair! I want to save them all but realistically can't. At least 12 birds in particular have a great life with me and there will eventually be more.

Yes, exactly, and how it can also apply to our feathered gems. Beautiful, as always, Arty.

Arty, you have saved many a feathered friend, We stand proud beside you.............

Thanks for the kind replies, the wife and I always say were gonna start saying NO.
Somehow, someway...this word eludes us...
I was watching extreme makeover on TV last night with my lovely wife, I said "I wish those folks would come here and build us a Larger bird house".
I cheerish the words of Make a Difference, this is how my wife and I live our lives.
A friend of mine once said to me "you can't save them all Arty", I replied "but I can try".
I know in my heart every member of Parrot Chatter would reply the same way.

Simply wonderful people perch here in a cage called Parrot Chatter.

Arty/BrokenWing

now if everybody would try to make a difference for ONE, we would be living in something close to a perfect world