[NatureNS] Loren Eiseley

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Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:30:57 -0400
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The starfish story is pretty much my daily mantra, and has been for years.
I talk about it to people who think I'm crazy for helping common species.
They all matter, at least to me.
Helene
On Jan 13, 2012 2:32 PM, "Brian Bartlett" <bbartlett@eastlink.ca> 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, whi=
ch
> 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 contai=
n
> the passage you quote below. Did you find that on-line somewhere?
> Brian
>
>
>  *From:* Christopher Majka <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca>
> *Sent:* Friday, January 13, 2012 1:34 PM
> *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> *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 b=
y
> anthropologist Loren Eisley (1907-1977). Apparently it was a true story i=
n
> which Eisley himself was the "elderly gentleman". ;~>
>
> Cheers!
>
> Chris
>
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> *The Star Thrower*
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> by Loren Eisley
>
> 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 yo=
u
> not realise that there are miles and miles of beach and there are starfis=
h
> 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 a=
nd
> said, "It made a difference for that one."
>
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<p>The starfish story is pretty much my daily mantra, and has been for year=
s. I talk about it to people who think I&#39;m crazy for helping common spe=
cies. They all matter, at least to me.<br>
Helene</p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Jan 13, 2012 2:32 PM, &quot;Brian Bartlett&qu=
ot; &lt;bbartlett@eastlink.ca&=
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which Chris mentions, provided the title for a selection of Eiseley&#39;s w=
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<div><b>From:</b> <a title=3D"mailto:c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca
CTRL + Click to follow link" href=3D"mailto:c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca" target=
=3D"_blank">Christopher Majka</a> </div>
<div><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 13, 2012 1:34 PM</div>
<div><b>To:</b> <a title=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
CTRL + Click to follow link" href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=
=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a> </div>
<div><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NatureNS] Vogel-the Common Gallinule/ native=20
story</div></div></div>
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<div>Hi Tuma and Dusan,</div>
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<div>Cheers!</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Chris</div>
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