It Matters To This One

As I walked along the seashore
This young boy greeted me.
He was tossing a stranded starfish
Back into the deep blue sea.
I said, "Tell me why you bother.
Why 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 a lot to me."

As 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 a lot to me."

**This ISN'T my poem. I really don't know who the author is, but I thought it was very inspirational. It just sorta touched me, so I wanted to let it touch someone else. :)**