Small Acts, Big Light

Maybe I will never build a monument Maybe nobody remembers every word

But I can leave a room more welcoming And make one quiet

person feel heard

I can teach a useful lesson

Plant a tree I may not shade beneath

A meaningful life can leave behind More opportunity than grief

Leave a little more hope

Than you found when you came

Leave a little more courage Attached to somebody’s name

Leave the door a little wider

Leave the path a little clear

If we leave a little more hope The future gets better from

here

Document the thing you learned

So the next one starts ahead

Fix the process that was broken

Do not simply work around it

instead

Tell your people why they matter

Return respect for every trust

Legacy is often built

From ordinary things done just

I do not need

to change everything

To change

something well

I do not need applause

For a life of value to tell

I can give

I can teach

I can help make opportunity easier to reach

Leave a little more hope

Than you found when you came

Leave a little more courage Attached to somebody’s name

Leave the door a little wider

Leave the path a little clear

If we leave a little more hope The future gets brighter from

here

Leave something useful behind.