Starfish Story

A man was walking on the beach the morning after a storm. Thousands of starfish had washed up on the shore, and were now starting to dry out and die.
As he walked, he came upon another man who was picking starfish up one at a time and throwing them back into the water.
With a quizical look, he commented to the man throwing starfish, "There are so many of them, you can't save them all, what you are doing is not important."
The second man picked up a starfish, and as he was about to throw it back into the water, said, "That is correct, I can't save them all, but I can save THIS ONE, and to IT, it's a very important life to save."
"Furthermore," he added, "If you help me," he continued, "twice as many of these very important lives can be saved."