You're going to love this reply I gave to Cassandra (Basher):
I read your Star Thrower story, very clever and I get the point you are making.
But what if: The starfish were washed up because they had a contagious disease and the boy although working with the best intentions was in fact killing many healthy starfish by throwing back the self sacrificed starfish? - Food for thought
The Star Thrower
There was a man who was walking along a sandy beach where thousands of
starfish had been washed up on the shore. He noticed a boy picking the
starfish one by one and throwing them back into the ocean. The man observed
the boy for a few minutes and then asked what he was doing. The boy replied
that he was returning the starfish to the sea, otherwise they would die.
The man asked how saving a few, when so many were doomed, would make any
difference whatsoever? The boy picked up a starfish and threw it back into
the ocean and said "Made a difference to that one..."
The man left the boy and went home, deep in thought of what the boy had
said. He soon returned to the beach and spent the rest of the day helping
the boy throw starfish in to the sea....
~Loren EiseleyT
I know this is off topic and as Mod you have the ability to remove it - Feel free to do so if you wish.
She Removed the post............lol
