As I walked along the seashore, this young boy greeted me.
He was tossing stranded starfish back to the deep blue 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 classroom, The teacher greeted me. She
was helping Johnny study, he was struggling I could see.
I said, "Tell me why you bother, why waste your time this
way. Johnny's only one of millions, does it matter anyway?"
And she said, "It matters to this one, he 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 help him be what he
can be. It matters to this one, and it matters to me."