04/03/2019
The Story Behind Our Rescue’s Name:
Two men were walking down a beach after a heavy storm had cleared. As far as they could see, starfish had been washed up and stranded, doomed to die before the next tide.
As they walked, one of the men kept bending down, gathering up a handful and tossing the starfish into the surf. The second man watched him and finally asked, “Why are you doing that? There are so many that you can’t save them all, so your effort can’t make any difference...”. The first man reached down, picked up another starfish and as he tossed it into the ocean, said “I just did for THAT one.”!
All the time we are told that we “can’t save them all” & we know that in spite of our best efforts that is true.
But, that does not justify failing to use what resources we can offer to walk away from a situation. If we can only do a “piece” of a task, and then someone else does another piece, incredible results can be achieved. Many times the smallest act can be a lynchpin that brings together previous efforts with future ones that combine for an amazing outcome.