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Caroline E said #1 Sep 14, 2010 at 4:20am

I have just be it come vegan - all on my own in NZ! Thanks for this site by the way, it helps enormously not to feel alone in this. I wanted to share this little story which helps me when I think of the enormity of horribleness...
A boy was throwing starfish into the sea that had been stranded by the high tide to save them from the hot sun. A man came along and said to the boy, you can't possibly make a difference, look how many there are stranded and dying! the boy picked up another starfish and threw it into the ocean and replied, it makes a difference to that one.

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Susan S said #2 Sep 14, 2010 at 5:53am

I love that story Caroline.....

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Kim T. said #3 Sep 14, 2010 at 9:03am

Thanks for sharing. That is lovely.

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catconsrv said #4 Sep 14, 2010 at 9:51am

You are so not alone and we appreciate you! Every person that joins this site and says that they have become vegan or are on their way make me feel so much better about the world!

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Shalene Ryall said #5 Sep 14, 2010 at 11:21am

Thank you. That just made my day. I was literally JUST sitting here thinking about how I'm going to make any difference by not eating that poor cow or pig--how can little ole me make any difference--then you posted that. Awesome. Thanks.

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