The 2026 Project, 52 Sundays, 52 Monologues
How A Little Can Fight A Lot
By Jeffrey Lo
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THEM
I haven’t picked up my phone all day.
I couldn’t look at it after I saw… -
I’ve been feeling this way for…
Actually, it’s been creeping up for a long time now but…
I just don’t know what to do anymore, you know?
You scroll. And you scroll.
And you swipe and you swipe.
And you like.
And you repost.
And like – what the fuck is it doing anyways?
What does a repost do when everything is so fucked?
And I know, I know. Silence is how they win.
And I do believe that.
But you know how else they win?
By overwhelming us.
By numbing us.
By making us feel defeated.
And you know what?
I’m afraid to say this.
I’m afraid to admit this.
But maybe
MAYBE
They are fucking winning.
Because I feel overwhelmed.
I feel numb.
I feel defeated.
…
…
…
It’s all just so fucking much.
It’s all just… a lot.
So no, I did not see the article.
I did not see the video.
After the last one I just had to turn the damn thing off.
…
And I’m going to be honest.
And this is no judgement, no shade, no criticism of anyone else.
This is just me.
I wonder…
(Picking up their shattered phone:)
Maybe these goddamn things – as much as they can be tools for change – they have become the reason we feel stuck.
Because this small thing has made the whole world feel like it’s in the palm of our hands and I don’t know that we are capable of holding all of that, I don’t know, weight on our shoulders.
Because the world’s problems are SO SO big and I understand that knowledge is power and knowing is power, but I don’t know what to do with all of that.
…
Maybe these things have prevented us from seeing what’s in front of us.
Like, immediately in front of us.
What can we do about what’s immediately in front of us.
How can we help feed the school children who can’t afford school lunches.
Bring clothing to the homeless in the park around the corner.
I know me doing these little things here won’t solve the problems in the Middle East but maybe if we all shifted our minds to how we can help out in little ways, it can all add up to… I don’t know. Peace.
I know it sounds stupid.
I know it sounds naïve.
But I honestly do believe in this.
A little bit I do.
I have to.
Because otherwise…
Otherwise.
I’m about to lose hope.
So, I’m going to do a little thing.
Each day.
A little thing.
And I hope we all do a little thing.
And maybe, just maybe, all of us – all around the world – can get in the habit of doing the little thing for the little people around us and… maybe those little things can be the things that can fight a lot.
Because the world right now…
God it’s a lot.
…
I’m going to choose to believe.
I’m going to believe in the little things.
END.