Sister_Ayesha
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make a difference to one or many
It was nearing evening, and along the beach were thousands of starfish that the tide had stranded. A young boy walked along the beach picking up each starfish he came across and tossed them into the ocean. A man nearby who witnessed this asked the boy, "What are you doing there, son?" The boy replied, "I'm throwing these starfish back into the ocean because the tide has left them here to die." The man told the boy, "Look across the beach, boy. There are thousands of starfish! How are you going to make a difference?" The boy picked up a nearby starfish, looked at it for a bit, and cast it into the ocean. "It will make a difference to that one," he replied.
5:32 On that account: We ordained for the Children of Israel that if any one slew a person - unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land - it would be as if he slew the whole people: and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the whole people. Then although there came to them Our apostles with clear signs, yet, even after that, many of them continued to commit excesses in the land.
Even though there are billions lost, each one saved will make a world of difference.
It was nearing evening, and along the beach were thousands of starfish that the tide had stranded. A young boy walked along the beach picking up each starfish he came across and tossed them into the ocean. A man nearby who witnessed this asked the boy, "What are you doing there, son?" The boy replied, "I'm throwing these starfish back into the ocean because the tide has left them here to die." The man told the boy, "Look across the beach, boy. There are thousands of starfish! How are you going to make a difference?" The boy picked up a nearby starfish, looked at it for a bit, and cast it into the ocean. "It will make a difference to that one," he replied.
5:32 On that account: We ordained for the Children of Israel that if any one slew a person - unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land - it would be as if he slew the whole people: and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the whole people. Then although there came to them Our apostles with clear signs, yet, even after that, many of them continued to commit excesses in the land.
Even though there are billions lost, each one saved will make a world of difference.