When things get better...if only slightly

Sometimes you have to be content with the small victory. The worst of the barriers is broken; the vilest of a smattering of evils is shattered; the most obtrusive stick in the mud is finally extricated. Perhaps the larger victory will be had one day. Maybe there will be a brighter time without barriers, evils, or brambles in respective mounds of grime. There may be the realization of timid dreams around the next corner.

Or maybe this is all the victory you're gonna get, so enjoy it.