There is a key that will unlock the deepest treasures inside each of us. Chances are that one thing we might do in thought, speech or action—a word, a smile, a gesture, an act of goodness and kindness may be just that key for another person. Who knows?

Perhaps we may have had that transformative effect on another many times already, and we just don’t realize it, or perhaps we will in the next moment, or later today or tomorrow?

The ramifications, children and grandchildren of such seemingly small acts—no matter how insignificant they may appear to us—can turn over the world and light up even the greatest darkness.

Sources: Maamar Basi L’gani 5711; Hayom Yom 5th Iyar; Nefesh HaShefeila, Igrot Kodesh Admur Hazaken, ed. 2012, p. 397; Likutei Amarim Tanya, Ch. 37.