We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of t... — Mother Teresa

We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.

Author: Mother Teresa

Insight: Small actions feel pointless when you're facing huge problems—poverty, climate change, injustice. But Mother Teresa's insight flips it: you're not supposed to fix everything, just make sure your piece matters. The world needs people committed to their drop, not paralyzed by the ocean.

Source: Mother Teresa's Reaching Out In Love - Stories told by Mother Teresa, Compiled and Edited by Edward Le Joly and Jaya Chaliha, Barnes & Noble, 2002, p. 122

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We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.

Mother TeresaMother Teresa's Reaching Out In Love - Stories told by Mother Teresa, Compiled and Edited by Edward Le Joly and Jaya Chaliha, Barnes & Noble, 2002, p. 122

Insight

Small actions feel pointless when you're facing huge problems—poverty, climate change, injustice. But Mother Teresa's insight flips it: you're not supposed to fix everything, just make sure your piece matters. The world needs people committed to their drop, not paralyzed by the ocean.

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Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa was a Catholic nun and missionary known for her lifelong dedication to helping the poor and sick in Kolkata, India. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a religious congregation that runs hospices and homes for people with terminal illnesses, leprosy, and HIV/AIDS, earning her the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.

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