Legend of The Starfish
A vacationing businessman was walking along a
beach when he saw a young boy. Along the shore were many starfish that
had been washed up by the tide and were sure to die before the tide
returned. The boy was walking slowly along the sore and occasionally
reached down and tossed a beached starfish back into the ocean. The
businessman, hoping to teach the boy a little lesson in common sense, walked up
to the boy and said, "I have been watching what you are doing, son.
You have a good heart, and I know you mean well, but do you realize how many
beaches there are around here and how many starfish are dying on every beach
every day? Surely, such an industrious and kindhearted boy such as
yourself could find something better to do with your time. Do you really
think that what you are doing is going to make a difference?" The
boy looked up at that man, and then he looked down at a starfish by his
feet. He picked up the starfish, and as he gently tossed it back into the
ocean, he said, "It makes a difference to that one."
~
Anonymous / Oral Traditional
The
Change
Written by: - Tony Arata -
One
hand
Reaches out
And pulls a lost soul from harm
While a thousand more go unspoken for
They say what good have you done
By saving just this one
It's like whispering a prayer
In the fury of a storm
And I hear them saying you'll never change things
And no matter what you do it's still the same thing
But it's not the world that I am changing
I do this so this world will know
That it will not change me
This heart
Still believes
The love and mercy still exist
While all the hatred rage and so many say
That love is all but pointless in madness such as this
It's like trying to stop a fire
With the moisture from a kiss
And I hear them saying you'll never change things
And no matter what you do it's still the same thing
But it's not the world that I am changing
I do this so this world will know
That it will not change me
As long as one heart still holds on
Then hope is never really gone
I hear them saying you'll never change things
And no matter what you do it's still the same thing
But it's not the world that I am changing
I do this so this world we know
Never changes me
What I do is so
This world will know
That it will not change me
©
1995 - Fresh Horses – Garth
Brooks