Our world is victimized by bigness. We seem to be conscious only of the monumental. We are impressed with big salaries, big cars, big houses, and big people. Perhaps as never before we need to be reminded that little things mean a lot.
Let it never be forgotten that glamour is not greatness, applause is not fame, noise is not influence, prominence is not eminence. The man of the hour is not apt to be the man of the ages.
A stone may sparkle, but that does not make it a diamond; a man may have money, but that does not make him a success; a student may be clever, but that does not make him a philosopher. It is what the unimportant do that really counts and determines the course of history.
The greatest forces in the universe are never spectacular. Summer showers are more effective than hurricanes, but they get no publicity. The world would soon die but for the fidelity, loyalty, and consecration of those whose names are unsung. There is, therefore, no life, however humble, but may take its place in the building of a greater and better tomorrow. It is so easy to exaggerate the importance of the important and to underestimate the importance of the unimportant.
In the home little things are important—a kind word, a sweet disposition, a loving touch. These are big in making the marriage relationship what it ought to be. And in business little things mean a lot—honesty, dependability, and loyalty. And in the Christian life they mean a lot too. A cup of cold water given in Christ’s name shall not go unrewarded. Someone has said, “He who is a Christian in the small things is no small Christian.”
Don’t be completely caught up by the spirit of the age. Little things are important too.