Thanks to Marike for this The tide had thrown thousands of starfish on the beach. They would certainly die before the tide would come in. A little boy picked up the starfish and threw them back into the water. 'Why are you doing that?' an old man asked him. 'The beach goes on for miles and miles, most of them will most definitely die. What difference does it make to save a few?' The little boy looked at the struggling starfish and said ' Yes, you're probably right, for most of them is doesn't make a difference but for this starfish it does'. And then he threw it back into the sea.