They have set a powerful example, showing us that we must make our every effort to do something . Those souls saw the Saints who guided them as the living incarnations of what a true disciple of Jesus Christ should be. The mere presence of these Saints spurred them on to serve God better. This is the influence every Christian should have. You must not content yourself with deploring situations or formulating solutions that never get past the theoretical stage.
Christian life is more than that.
There is only one garment we should be concerned about putting on. According to Saint Paul the Apostle, that garb is Christ. When we put on Christ, we put on the wedding garment of charity, without which no one is admitted to the wedding feast of the Lamb. That is the torn, dirty old garment we must reject, and the nice new garment we must put on.