Boy and starfish

    A man walked along the shore and suddenly saw a boy who picked up something from the sand and threw it into the sea. The man came closer and saw that the boy was raising sea stars from the sand. They surrounded him from all sides. It seemed that there were millions of starfish in the sand, the coast was literally dotted with them for many kilometers.

    “Why are you throwing these starfish into the water?” The man asked, coming closer.

    “If they stay on shore until tomorrow morning, when the ebb begins, they will die,” the boy replied, not stopping his occupation.

    “But it's just stupid!” Cried the man. - Look around! There are millions of starfish, the coast is simply dotted with them. Your attempts will not change anything!

    The boy raised the next starfish, thought for a moment, threw it into the sea and said:

    - No, my attempts will change a lot ... for this star.

    Then the man also raised a star and threw it into the sea. Then another one. By nightfall, there were a lot of people on the beach, each of whom raised and threw a star into the sea. And when the sun rose, there was not a single unsaved soul left on the beach.

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