“Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief.”

Mark A. Ashwill Commentary, , , ,

This composite Talmud excerpt is both a comfort and a challenge. It’s well worth reading from time to time. It conjures up a sense of community now and throughout history. If more people took this sentiment to heart and truly lived it, the world would be a much better place.

Shalom (שלום), MAA

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  1. “And so, to those tempted by despair, I say: Remind yourself that the world is what we make it, and that to the making of it each one of us can contribute something. This thought makes hope possible: and in this hope, though life will still be painful, it will be no longer purposeless.”

    — Bertrand Russell, The Wisdom of Bertrand Russell, A Philosophy for You in These Times (1941), p. 56

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