IT MATTERS TO THIS ONE
AS I WALKED ALONG THE SEASHORE, THIS YOUNG BOY GREETED ME. HE WAS TOSSING A 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 CLASSROOM, THE TEACHER GREETED ME. SHE WAS HELPING JOHNNY STUDY, HE WAS STRUGGLING I COULD SEE. I SAID "TELL ME WHY YOU BOTHER, WHY WASTE YOUR TIME THIS WAY. JOHNNY'S ONLY ONE OF MILLIONS, DOES IT MATTER ANYWAY? AND SHE SAID, "IT MATTERS TO THIS ONE, HE 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 HIM BE WHAT HE CAN BE. IT MATTERS TO THIS ONE, AND IT MATTERS TO ME. Zayzer, I copied it myself last year from ?? and inserted my daughter's pic on it and sent it to all our therapists/teachers via email :) I have no idea who wrote it:) I even printed it and placed it on my fridge for inspiration:) You have my permission
Blessings, Shelley It is lovely. Thank you for posting it. I hope you don't mind but I'm going to copy it also and will send it to my son's teachers (he does not have autism but does have a learning disability)... I'm a COTA who works with autistic children and just found this web site. It's wonderful! I'm going to share it with the families I work with. Thank you
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