The Star Thrower

Once upon a time many years ago in the here and now there was a far away land that's just next door where Peta was walking along the beach. As she strolled along whistling to herself she noticed a solitary human figure at the water’s edge surrounded by a rainbow born from the early morning sun shining through the ocean’s spray. She saw the figure stoop over and then straighten to fling an object out to sea beyond the breaking surf, only to stoop over and repeat the action again and again.

When she finally reached the figure she recognised Atto and the objects he was flinging out to sea were starfish. In fact, he was surrounded by them. For miles and miles along the seashore there seemed to be thousands and thousands of them.

Wondering what the point of the exercised was she asked Atto what he was doing.

“If these starfish are on the beach this evening when the tide goes out they will die,” he replied, continuing his work without a pause.

“But that’s ridiculous!” cried Peta. “Look around you. There are miles and miles of beach and thousands and thousands of starfish. What you are doing will make no difference!”

Atto bent down and with a quick, yet gentle movement picked up another starfish and spun it gracefully out into the sea.

“It’ll make a difference to that one,” he said quietly.

Peta paused, stood thoughtfully, and then joined in. She felt like a gardener sowing the seeds of life.
 

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