The Starfish Story: You Can Make A Difference

The starfish story is so inspiring.  It reminds me to never underestimate the power one person can have.  We might feel our actions are insignificant, but we may never see the impact of what we do.  With a problem as enourmous  as Human Trafficking is it would be so easy to feel hopeless.  To feel like there is nothing I can do.  I can certainly relate to those feelings.  I don't know who reads my blogs, if anyone.  But if even one person is reading and is stirred to action then my efforts would have been worth it.  I may never know if that happens, but because I am passionate about seeing an end to Human Trafficking I will keep on writing.  
You may not be able to change the world,

but you may be able to change a small part of it, for someone.

One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed
a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean. 

 Approaching the boy, he asked, What are you doing?
The youth replied, Throwing starfish back into the ocean. 

The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them back, they’ll die.

Son, the man said, don’t you realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish?
You can’t make a difference!

After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish,
and threw it back into the surf. Then, smiling at the man, he said
I made a difference for that one.