*The Starfish*
As I walked along the seashore, this young boy greeted me. He
was tossing
stranded starfish back into the sea.
I said “ Tell me why you bother,
why you waste your time this way? There’s a million stranded
starfish,
does it matter,anyway?
And he said,“ It matters to this one. It deserves a chance to grow.
It matters to this one. I can’t save them all I know.
But it matters to this one, I'll return it to the sea.
It matters to this one, And it matters to me.”
I walked into the shelter,
The greyhound greeted me.
I knew that he deserved a chance, The hope in his eyes I could
plainly
see.
They said,“ Tell me why you bother, Why you waste your time
this
way. He is only one of thousands, Does it matter anyway?”
And I said,
" It matters to this one. I can’t save them all I know.
But it matters to this one, I’ll help him be what he can be.
It matters to this one,
And it matters to me.”
