Starfish poem by loren eiseley biography

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.

Starfish poem by loren eiseley biography pdf

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.”

For those of us dedicated to public service the “starfish story” is the standard call to duty, knowing that each life you touch matters, even if it is only one.

The Atatürk Society is dedicated to this principle. Over the years the Society has sought out individuals that have been touched by the vision of Atatürk, and has worked to teach others of the principles