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Subject: Keep up the fight Author: Jim [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 10:59:44 01/06/03 Mon Keep up the fight! No, it will never be enough, but it is enough for the ones you are able to save. I'm sure everyone's heard the story of the starfish, but it's worth posting here again, and every rescuer should have this tattooed on the inside of their eyelids for trying times. ______________ The Story of the Starfish In his book, The Star Thrower, author Loren E. Eisley talks of the early morning when he finds himself with "writers block", he decided to take a walk along a sandy beach where hundreds of starfish had been washed up on the shore overnight. He noticed a boy picking up the starfish one by one and throwing each back into the ocean. Observing the boy for a few minutes Eisley asked him "what are you doing?" The boy replied that he was returning the starfish to the sea, otherwise they would die when the burning rays of the sun hit them. He explained that it was worth the effort if only to "help this one." Eisley left the boy and went home to continue writing, only to find that he could not type a single word. He returned to the beach and spent the rest of the morning helping the boy throw starfish back into the sea. ______________ Keep throwing the starfish! Jim Lord Purrfect Match Rescue and Adoptions Memphis, TN http://www.purrfectmatchcats.org [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]