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Jayesh Patel: Living Service
"This work is just a drop in the ocean," Jayesh Patel observes."But a teardrop of compassion changes everything." So says the founder of an organization catering expressly to the ~180,000 residents of a slum community in Ahmedabad, India. In a remarkable walking interview with a man who had never before agreed to appear on-camera, Patel shares a simple philosophy: give everything to whatever comes up in a moment. "No ambition--mission!" he advises with a smile. "Don't stretch, never stretch. Wherever you are is the best time for you, whoever you're around are the best people for you. That's living in the present."

Learn more about Manav Sadhna, which has provided the slums outside of Ahmedabad's Gandhi Ashram with health, education and employment services since 1990.

Read a story about Jayesh Patel in action -- Vegetable Seller at the Gandhi Ashram.

Consider the idea of "not stretching"--of working with exactly what you have around you now, and making a subtle difference starting today.