Growing up, we were constantly told to be a part of the change or stand up for what’s right. It’s an idea woven into the fabric of our education, repeated in graduation speeches, plastered across posters, and echoed by historical figures whose legacies seem entirely out of reach. But as we transition into adulthood and look out at a world injured by crisis, economic instability, and suffering, those words can start to feel hollow. What does that phrase really mean in practice? Has it become too cliche? What could I possibly do that would actually matter?