The Starfish

There was a man taking a morning walk at or the beach. He saw that
along with the morning tide came hundreds of starfish and when the
tide receded, they were left behind and with the morning sun rays,
they would die. The tide was fresh and the starfish were alive. The
man took a few steps, picked one and threw it into the water. He did
that repeatedly. Right behind him there was another person who
couldn't understand what this man was doing. He caught up with him
and asked, "What are you doing? There are hundreds of starfish. How
many can you help? What difference does it make?" This man did not
reply, took two more steps, picked up another one, threw it into the
water, and said, "It makes a difference to this one."

Unconditional Love - motivating story
A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after
having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from San Francisco.
"Mom and Dad, I'm coming home, but I've a favor to ask. I have a
friend I'd like to bring home with me."
"Sure," they replied, "we'd love to meet him."
"There's something you should know the son continued, "he was hurt
pretty badly in the fighting. He stepped on a land mind and lost an
arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to come live
with us."

Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed. They make you smile and
encourage you to succeed they lend an ear, they share a word of
praise, and they always want to open their hearts to us.