Does anyone ever ask you "Why do you bother?~~You can't possibly save everyone"?  This wonderful poem basically answers that question:

"As I walked along the seashore
This young boy greeted me.
He was tossing stranded starfish
Back to the deep blue sea.
I said "Tell me why you bother,
Why you waste your time this way?
There's a million stranded starfish
Does it matter, anyway?"

And he said, "It matters to this one.
It deserves a chance to grow.
It matters to this one.
I can't save them all I know.
But it matters to this one,
I'll return it to the sea.
It matters to this one,
And it matters to me."

I walked into the shelter,
The owner greeted me.
She was helping Misty learn to trust.
She was struggling I could see.
I said, "Tell me why you bother,
Why you waste your time this way.
Misty's only one of thousands,
Does it matter anyway?"
And she said, "It matters to this one.
She deserves a chance to grow.
It matters to this one.
I can't save them all I know.
But it matters to this one,
I'll help her be what she can be.
It matters to this one...

...And it matters to me." 

No matter what people say, you can always make a difference~~you can't save everyone, but the people that you do help, even if you do it one person at a time, get a second chance at a better life.  Won't you please take the time to help the homeless in your community~~you will be making a difference in someone's life!

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This actually brings tears to my eyes. When I see the Homeless suffering on the streets, in the cold, shoeless, starving, hasseled by police and citizens, I am so anguished I cannot help each and everyone of them.

One at a time, let us do what we can.

Thankyou Tracy.

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You are very welcome Donna!!  I feel the exact same way.  It's a helpless feeling to see so many people in that situation and not being able to help them all in some way.  But even the smallest effort can make a difference in someone's life! 

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Today (or everyday, I am soooooo greedy ).....then come back here and tell us how you were able to help, ?

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