by: Loren Eiseley T
There was a man who was walking along a sandy beach where thousands of starfish had been washed up on the shore. He noticed a boy picking the starfish one by one and throwing them back into the ocean.
Ada seorang lelaki yang berjalan sepanjang pantai berpasir – disana terdapat ribuan bintang laut yang terdampar di pantai. Dia melihat seorang anak laki-laki memunguti satu demi satu bintang laut tadi dan melemparkannya ke lautan.
The man observed the boy for a few minutes and then asked what he was doing. The boy replied that he was returning the starfish to the sea, otherwise they would die.
Lelaki itu mengamati anak tadi beberapa saat dan kemudian bertanya mengapa dia melakukan hal itu. Anak lali-laki tadi menjawab bahwa dia mengembalikan bintang laut tadi ke lautan kalau tidak mereka akan mati.
The man asked how saving a few, when so many were doomed, would make any difference whatsoever? The boy picked up a starfish and threw it back into the ocean and said “Made a difference to that one…”
Lelaki tadi bertanya, bagaimana mungkin menyelamatkan beberapa ekor saja, sementara yang lainnya akan mati, apa ada bedanya (apa gunanya)? Sang anak lelaki tadi memungut seekor bintang laut dan melemparnya lagi ke laut bebas dan berkata ” Ya, berbeda (berguna) bagi yang satu itu (yang dilemparkan ke laut)….”
The man left the boy and went home, deep in thought of what the boy had said. He soon returned to the beach and spent the rest of the day helping the boy throw starfish in to the sea….
Lelaki tadi meninggalkan anak tadi dan pulang ke rumah, dan dia masih memikirkan dengan serius tentang jawaban anak kecil di pantai tadi. Segera dia bergegas ke pantai dan menghabiskan waktunya membantu anak tadi melempar bintang laut ke lautan lepas…
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I still cant take a proverb from this story. Would you like to tell me?
However, this is a good story.