A Starfish.

                           

When we talk about relieving world poverty many people say that it's not worth doing because it's just a drop in the ocean.

But I am reminded of a story of thousands of starfish washed up on the shore.

A man was walking along the beach picking up starfish and throwing them back into the sea.

Another man saw him and yelled out, "What are you doing that for?  There are thousands of them.  It's just a meaningless gesture."   

The man replied, holding up a starfish, "To this little fella it means everything in the world!"

It may be a drop in the ocean but if enough people do it we become the ocean. 

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