hurt_comforting: (cannot stand by while others are hurt)
Meredith Baker || Bliss Stage OC (Anchor) ([personal profile] hurt_comforting) wrote in [community profile] phantasmemes 2018-07-20 09:56 pm (UTC)

[Her next words are very soft, and seem recited.]

"Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief... You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it."

It's a Jewish sentiment, I believe. That a good person is healing a sick world, sick people, one act of charity or empathy or valor at a time.

We are not free to abandon our work, but neither are we obligated to finish it. In my case, at least, it would take more time than an average lifespan.

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