“The tide has gone out and has left a million starfish on a beach. They are slowly dying under the heat of the sun.  

A little girl is walking along this beautiful sandy beach.  As she walks, she picks up a starfish and throws it into the sea.  Then she picks up another one and another one, throwing each into the sea.  A old man comes up to her and says;

“What are you doing, little girl? There are millions of starfish out there, dying. You cannot make a difference.”  

The girl kneels down, picks up a starfish, throws it in the water and says, “I made a difference to that one!”

As individuals we cannot necessarily change the world.  BUT we can make a difference.”