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(1907-1977). Apparently it was a This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01CCD209.46F32420 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Chris, I just reread the whole 25 pages of "The Star Thrower," and have = to add that the on-line "adaptation" is extremely loose even in regards = to the account of the meeting between Eiseley and the star-thrower. The = essay's actual stranger is "grizzled and worn" rather than "young," none = of the dialogue is Eiseley's, nor is the feel-good moral-giving ending = his. It seems like someone has borrowed the bare bones of the incident = of discovering a star-thrower, then made up a new fiction from it -- so = Eiseley might spin in the grave if he knew the piece was posted with his = by-line on it. The fable-like story itself, however, certainly has its = attactions. From: Christopher Majka=20 Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 2:40 PM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Loren Eiseley Hi Brian,=20 I'd heard the story before, unattributed. When I started looking for a = source I found the following page: http://muttcats.com/starfish.htm It does say, and I neglected to mention, that the short account below is = "adapted" from the story (although adapted by whom, it doesn't specify). Cheers! Chris On 13-Jan-12, at 2:22 PM, Brian Bartlett wrote: Eiseley was a genius of an essayist, memoirist, and nature writer. The = Immense Journey, The Night Country, The Unexpected Universe, All The = Strange Hours -- a few of his most memorable books. The Star Thrower, = which Chris mentions, provided the title for a selection of Eiseley's = writing. But Chris, I'm a bit confused, because "The Star Thrower" is a = 25-page personal essay in the book The Unexpected Universe, and it = doesn't contain the passage you quote below. Did you find that on-line = somewhere?=20 Brian From: Christopher Majka=20 Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 1:34 PM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Vogel-the Common Gallinule/ native story Hi Tuma and Dusan, Tuma's story of Militaw reminds me of The Star Thrower, a story = written<ir.gif> by anthropologist Loren Eisley (1907-1977). Apparently = it was a true story in which Eisley himself was the "elderly gentleman". = ;~> Cheers! Chris - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - = - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - = - - - - - - - - -=20 The Star Thrower by Loren Eisley=20 While walking along a beach, an elderly gentleman saw someone in the = distance leaning down, picking something up and throwing it into the = ocean. As he got closer, he noticed that the figure was that of a young = man, picking up starfish one by one and tossing each one gently back = into the water. He came closer still and called out, "Good morning! May = I ask what it is that you are doing?" The young man paused, looked up, and replied "Throwing starfish into = the ocean." The old man smiled, and said, "I must ask, then, why are you throwing = starfish into the ocean?" To this, the young man replied, "The sun is up and the tide is going = out. If I don=92t throw them in, they=92ll die." Upon hearing this, the elderly observer commented, "But, young man, do = you not realise that there are miles and miles of beach and there are = starfish all along every mile? You can=92t possibly make a difference!" The young man listened politely. Then he bent down, picked up another = starfish, threw it into the back into the ocean past the breaking waves = and said, "It made a difference for that one." - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - = - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - = - - - - - - - - - ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01CCD209.46F32420 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3DWindows-1252 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 9.00.8112.16440"></HEAD> <BODY=20 style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 10px; PADDING-RIGHT: 10px; WORD-WRAP: break-word; = PADDING-TOP: 15px; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space"=20 id=3DMailContainerBody leftMargin=3D0 topMargin=3D0 = CanvasTabStop=3D"true"=20 name=3D"Compose message area"> <DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri>Chris, I just reread the whole 25 pages of = "The Star=20 Thrower," and have to add that the on-line "adaptation" is extremely = loose even=20 in regards to the account of the meeting between Eiseley and the = star-thrower.=20 The essay's actual stranger is "grizzled and worn" rather than "young," = none of=20 the dialogue is Eiseley's, nor is the feel-good moral-giving ending his. = It=20 seems like someone has borrowed the bare bones of the incident of = discovering a=20 star-thrower, then made up a new fiction from it -- so Eiseley = might spin=20 in the grave if he knew the piece was posted with his by-line on it. The = fable-like story itself, however, certainly has its = attactions.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Tahoma"> <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5"> <DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A=20 title=3D"mailto:c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca CTRL + Click to follow link" = href=3D"mailto:c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca">Christopher Majka</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 13, 2012 2:40 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A=20 title=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca CTRL + Click to follow link" = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] Loren Eiseley</DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Hi Brian,=20 <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>I'd heard the story before, unattributed. When I started looking = for a=20 source I found the following page:</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style=3D"WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=3DApple-tab-span><A=20 title=3D"http://muttcats.com/starfish.htm CTRL + Click to follow = link"=20 href=3D"http://muttcats.com/starfish.htm">http://muttcats.com/starfish.ht= m</A></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>It does say, and I neglected to mention, that the short account = below is=20 "adapted" from the story (although adapted by whom, it doesn't = specify).</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Cheers!</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Chris</DIV> <DIV><BR> <DIV> <DIV>On 13-Jan-12, at 2:22 PM, Brian Bartlett wrote:</DIV><BR=20 class=3DApple-interchange-newline> <BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"