One tiny shift can have huge reverberations
One thing we learn from the story of Chanukah is that size doesn’t matter. A tiny band of Jews conquers the enormous Greek army; power can be found in small packages.
One tiny shift can have huge reverberations,

One thing we learn from the story of Chanukah is that size doesn’t matter. A tiny band of Jews conquers the enormous Greek army; power can be found in small packages.
This is both good news and bad news. It’s good because it means all we need is a tiny bit of energy in the right direction and we ought to be able to accomplish great things. Bad because we’ve all experienced how a tiny bit of energy in the wrong direction can wreak havoc.
For example a person might interview all the parts of her personality concerning a particular chocolate truffle sitting before her. “Shall we eat it?” she inquires. Several members of her inner family quickly respond:
“No — the sugar will give us a headache.”
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