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What does it mean?
Small contributions matter to the whole and rejecting grandiosity is valid.
In plain terms
Small acts matter and big ways are not always best.
What can you take from it?
Value small contributions over grand displays.

Where it applies

  • volunteering
  • donations
  • activism

Putting it to work

  • start small
  • donate time
  • work locally

Questions to consider

  • Does your effort feel small?
  • How does the ocean need drops?

Another view

Some problems require coordinated large-scale efforts to solve.

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