You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might pray also in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance.
~ from THE PROPHET by Kahlil Gibran
If we just worry about the big picture, we are powerless. So my secret is to start right away doing whatever little work I can do. I try to give joy to one person in the morning, and remove the suffering of one person in the afternoon. If you and your friends do not despise the small work, a million people will remove a lot of suffering.