
The Starfish Story
I came upon a beach where thousands and thousands of starfish had washed up on the shore. I saw an old man walking along picking them up one by one and throwing them one by one back into the sea. I went down and asked the old man what he was doing. He said, "I'm throwing these starfish back into the water, for without the water, they can not breath and they will die”. I said, "But there must be thousands of these starfish here. What makes you think it will make any difference”. The old man picked up another starfish, tossed it back into the sea, turned and looked at me and said. "Well my brother you see, it made a difference to that one."
-Darrel Whitewolf
I love this story, and it is so true on many different levels. There are nearly 7 billion people in the world. A world that has many problems. When I began to awaken I thought that I had to wake everybody else up too. I felt that the entire country, and in fact the world needs to rise up and throw off the oppressors who have been oppressing us for centuries!
As I developed however, I came to realize that not everyone was, nor wanted to, wake up as I did. I began to see that it was not my job to save everyone. Instead my job is to be a source of light, that helps light the way. For me, the way is a way of thinking I call Liberation Psychology.
Liberation Psychology can change not just your political way of looking at the world, but EVERYTHING you know and understand about the world! This book is the culmination of years of research and contains within it’s pages everything you need to know in order to think and be free.
Starfish have a special place in my heart. They are creatures who adapt to living in two worlds. There is a time they are in the water, and there is also a time when they are brought by the tides onto the land. Here they enjoy their new normal, and wait for the water to return and take them back out to sea. May this book lift you from darkness, teach you to love what is, till it is time for you to return to the sea, and to love. Like the famous political organizer Harvey Milk once said:
“I want to recruit you”!!!

