Think Bigg

It occurred to me yesterday as I was reading Jeffrey Sachs’ book, The End of Poverty, how little it really takes from each of us to make a huge impact in someone else’s life.

(More on this book and the amazing Mr. Sachs later.)

With more than 20% of the planet living in extreme poverty, the global problem can often seem overwhelming to those of us living ordinary lives in ordinary places.

But the good news is that no one is asking you to give up your comfortable lifestyle in order to change the world. What is required is not that a few individuals sell all of their belongings in order to impact the poor, the suffering, or the dying.

What is required is simply that a lot of people give up a very, very small percentage of what they have in order to drastically raise the standards of living for the others who don’t.

The world is a smaller place than you think. You and your five friends may not seem like much. But your five friends know five other people, and those people know five others.

Spread the good word. Pay it forward!

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