A young girl was walking along a beach upon which thousands of starfish had been washed up during a terrible storm. When she came to each starfish, she would pick it up, and throw it back into the ocean. People watched her with amusement.
The girl seemed crushed, suddenly deflated. But after a few moments, she bent down, picked up another starfish, and hurled it as far as she could into the ocean. Then she looked up at the man and replied,
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The old man looked at the girl inquisitively and thought about what she had done and said. Inspired, he joined the little girl in throwing starfish back into the sea. Soon others joined, and all the starfish were saved.
Once upon a time, there was an old man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach every morning before he began his work. Early one morning, he was walking along the shore after a big storm had passed and found the vast beach littered with starfish as far as the eye could see, stretching in both directions.
The story describes the narrator walking along the beach early one morning in the pre-dawn twilight, when he sees a man picking up a starfish off the sand and throwing it into the sea. The narrator is observant and subtle, but skeptical; he has seen many "collectors" on the beach, killing countless sea creatures for their shells. Some excerpts:
The story has been adapted and retold by motivational speakers and on internet sites, often without attribution, since at least the mid-1980s.[1] In this version the conversation is related between other characters, an older man and a younger one, a wise man and a little girl, or Jesus and a man.
It was also adapted into a children's story in 2006. Called, "Sara and the Starfish," it re-tells the story from the eyes of a young girl as well as the starfish itself, though the moral of the story is the same as the original idea told by Eiseley.
Often I present professional development to first and second year teachers, and I like to give them this poem as they leave training. Attached to the poem, I glue a small plastic starfish to serve as a reminder of our true purpose in education. I know all teachers reach point in the school year when teaching seems too hard and they feel as if they are barely keeping their head above water. My hope is that they will look at that little starfish, and take a moment to refocus and realize the impact they are making.
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The story of the Star Thrower or the Starfish Story, written by Loren Eiseley, has inspired youth workers and childrens charity for years, none more so that that of the Royal Family Kids, and is the foundation of what we are working towards here at The Starfish Alliance through our Starfish KIDS Camps.
A young man is walking along the ocean and sees a beach on which thousands and thousands of starfish have washed ashore. Further along he sees an old man, walking slowly and stooping often, picking up one starfish after another and tossing each one gently into the ocean.
Guys, I am sorry, I feel you are missing the point. This story is not about God, Jesus, Muhamad, Moshe, Abraham or what you feel, how the story mekes you feel or what kind of person it makes you believe you are. It is about saving the starfish for the sake of the starfish, not yours or your religion.
Forget all, save the starfish, move on. No glory, no speech.
This is a beautiful story and is illustrative of what we born again christians are commanded and priveledged to do: Honoring Jesus and loving others and getting the Gospel out to people so they can be saved.
We all have the power to make a difference in our own lives and those that are directly around us. It is often the small, everyday acts that make the biggest difference. Of all the fables I love the most, the story of the young boy and the starfish is number one.
The boy in the story was happy and celebrated his small steps of saving one starfish at a time. What is memorable about that story is that over time he may well have saved thousands of starfish by small steps each day. Yet when most of us encounter this type of situation, our natural tendency is to call anything less than saving all of the starfish a failure. In adopting the positive perspective of the little boy, we can instead take a personal stand and commit to making a difference.
This was a great story. I appreciate your honesty about your motives for adopting. Whatever the reasons you have profoundly changed those boys lives for the better. Thanks for sharing. #BigTopBlogParty
The story about starfish is a great reminder. Sometimes it feels like whatever we do to change the world is not enough and we forget that every little bit helps. Thank you for sharing your personal story. #wineddown
Jill, it is not selfish to want to give the love you have in you. Only selfless person can write such a beautiful post, be honest and share it with the world! The starfish story brought tears to my eyes. I need that framed somewhere as to be reminded daily that yes, we can make a difference even with the smallest of steps. Thank you so much for sharing at Thursday Favorite Things
I totally relate to being a more compassionate person after adopting than before. It has made me a less judgmental person for sure. The Starfish story has always made me a bit uncomfortable in the past, but I really like the way you tied it into your post.
An old man had a habit of early morning walks on the beach. One day, after a storm, he saw a human figure in the distance moving like a dancer. As he came closer he saw that it was a young woman and she was not dancing but was reaching down to the sand, picking up a starfish and very gently throwing them into the ocean.
The old man looked at the young woman inquisitively and thought about what she had done. Inspired, he joined her in throwing starfish back into the sea. Soon others joined, and all the starfish were saved.
Since then, the world has embraced Starfish through stories in The Dodo, Bored Panda, The Metro and other animal sites. Her story, made into several videos, including the original FAAS video, has received a cumulative 50 million views.
A big part of the work related to this story will explore the potential each one of has to make measurable and important changes in addressing some of our most pressing societal problems. As for the other parts of the work related to this story, we will need more context to make sense of them; this will come shortly in the chapters that follow.
I just love everything about this! The artwork is beautiful and the story creates a very thought provoking- self reflection that is necessary for all of us. Society needs this type of engaging and insightful inspiration. Please keep these coming. This is life-changing!!!
Fellow Tribe of Uppers, I am sure most of you have heard the starfish story. It is credited to Loren Eiseley and was first published in 1969. The story is about a man walking the beach one morning. A beach covered with starfish, shells, and other ocean debris. A boy observes the man pick up a starfish, look at it and throw it back into the ocean. He repeats this over and over. Finally, the boy approaches the man and says,
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He was amazed to see that, after all this time (he walked slowly, did the man) the boy was still there. Still patiently and carefully picking starfish up one at a time and throwing them back in to the waves.
This story delivers an inspiring message of hope. We strive to make the difference for our current students and future students whose lives will be forever changed by the impact of a Churchill education.
I saw this on amommasview. I work at a place called Starfish Family Services. It is a non-profit organization. The organization was founded upon the idea of the Starfish Story. The starfish story is printed on the back of all of our business cards.
There was a young man walking down a deserted beach just before dawn. In the distance he saw a frail old man. As he approached the old man, he saw him picking up stranded starfish and throwing them back into the sea. The young man gazed in wonder as the old man again and again threw the small starfish from the sand to the water. He asked, "Old man, why do you spend so much energy doingwhat seems to be a waste of time." The old man explained that the stranded starfish would die if left in the morning sun. "But there must be thousands of beaches and millions of starfish!"exclaimed the young man. "How can you make any difference?" The old man looked at the small starfish in his hand and as he threw it to the safety of the sea, he said, "It makes a difference to this one!".
The story of the Lundbeck logo, the starfish, is well-known to our employees. It represents Lundbeck's commitment to making a difference, one patient at a time; but it also reflects our hands-on approach to corporate culture.
As the old fable goes, a young man was walking on a beach picking up stranded starfish and throwing them back into the sea. A passerby asked: "Why are you spending so much energy doing something that is only a waste of time? There are thousands of beaches and millions of starfish. How can you make any difference?" Looking at the small starfish in his hand before tossing it back to the safety of the sea, the young man replied: "It makes a difference to this one."
The original starfish story goes something like this:
One morning, a father and his daughter went down to the beach near their home. This morning when they walked along the sand they were amazed to see hundreds of starfish stranded all along the beach. There had been a storm the night before and the starfish had been washed up onto the beach. The little girl ran down to the water's edge and started picking up starfish and putting them back into the sea. The father asked what she was doing. The girl continued working but explained that if they didn't do something all the starfish would surely die when the sun came up. The father said, "I know, daughter, but there are so many, you can't possibly make a difference." The girl continued working, said, "That's right dad, but we can make a difference to this one, and this one, ..."
The modified starfish story adds...
At this point, the father thought of something he had been working on. He ran back to their home, drove out a bull-dozer like contraption, and started scooping up the starfish en masse. Before long, most of the starfish were back in the sea. The little girl was very proud of her father that day.
The moral of the story is not about whether it is better to do good for one person at a time, or to operate an impersonal machinery to save many. I find it difficult to define good in terms of numbers. I think the moral of the story is: to each his or her own sense of responsibility and from each his or her ability.
As entrepreneurs, you are very much more in the position to operate the machinery that can change lives en masse. If that is your ability, please use it. 006ab0faaa
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