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Clean Up the Spot in Front of You

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 1 minute

I enjoyed this clip of Henry Rollins discussing the pain and injustice he has witnessed on his travels.

He recognizes that he is “one guy.” He can’t possibly fix all of it, and trying to would be pointless. So he sees the opportunities to make a difference and hopes that more of us will try to “clean the spots” we can, as well.

And those little differences start to add up…

@tankuel

an excerpt from Henry Rollins: an evening of conversation at Soka University of America

? original sound – Tankuel

I needed the reminder today as well.

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