Finally, small celebrations mature into institutions when we organize them. Elinor Ostrom’s *Governing the Commons* (1990) documents how local cooperation, codified into norms, sustains shared resources. Following her lead, a community that claps for volunteer medics might next fund training; neighbors who share tools might charter a cooperative. Hence, let your hands applaud, plant, and draft—sign thank-you notes, stir communal soups, and write charters. As these gestures accumulate, affection hardens into policy. In sum, by honoring small victories with our hands, we rehearse the very love capable of building—and rebuilding—nations. [...]
