星级人生几颗心(51)

51.Thestarfish(编译)

从前有个年轻人,天未亮,就来到海滩上漫步。突然,他看见远处有一个体弱的老人。当他走近老人时,发现老人在捡搁浅在海滩上的海星并把它们扔回到大海。当老人反复地把搁浅的小海星从海滩上一个一个地扔进水里时,年轻人很吃惊地观看着。年轻人忍不住地问老人:“你为什么花费这么多的精力,做似乎浪费时间的事情?”老人解释说:“如果把它们留在海滩上,早晨的阳光会把它们晒死的。”

“地球上有成千上万的海滩和数百万的海星,你一个人的努力能起多大作用?”年轻人说。

老人望着手里的小海星,顺手把它扔进大海里,然后对年轻人说:“至少对这个小海星有用。”

原来,你也能起作用啊。

Therewasayoungmanwalkingdownabeachjustbeforedawn.Inthedistance,hesawaweakoldman.Asheapproachedtheoldman,hesawhimpickingupstrandedstarfishandthrowingthembackintothesea.Theyoungmanwatchedthemsurprisinglyastheoldmanagainandagainthrewthesmallstarfishfromthebeachtothewater.

Heaskedhim,“Whydoyouspendsomuchenergydoingwhatseemstobeawasteoftime”Theoldmanexplainedthatthestrandedstarfishwoulddieifleftinthemorningsun..

“Buttheremustbethousandsofbeachesandmillionsofstarfish,”saidtheyoungman.“Howcanyoureffortmakeanydifference”Theoldmanlookeddownatthesmallstarfishinhishandandashethrewitbacktothesea,hesaid,“Itmakesadifferencetothisstarfish.”

Youcanmakeadifference.