Even the smallest strand of saffron
goldens the rice and lends
its good and earthy bitterness
to each of the ten thousand
grains in the pot.
My friend says she wants
to make a bigger difference,
doubts the effect she has.
There are many ways, I think,
to reach many.
One is to do as the saffron crocus does—
put everything you have
into just a few threads,
then trust they’re potent enough
to change everything.
intruiging gem to stuff in ur navel and contemplate – OT scripture says ‘a little leaven (yeast) leavens the whole loaf’, jesus said ‘a mustard seed is tiny but contains within itself a mighty tree’, and also ‘from little things big things grow’ was a paul kelly hit for superannuation funds in australia recently so it’s a contagious metaphor. neato bit of stuff cheers for the read