2022.02.18
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Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.
Sandy Bates: "But shouldn't I stop making movies and do something that counts, like-like helping blind people or becoming a missionary or something?"(With usual disclaimers about not endorsing Woody Allen in general...) There is something nicely Taoist about this view. It's a phrasing that comes to me often.
Voice of Martian: "Let me tell you, you're not the missionary type. You'd never last. And-and incidentally, you're also not Superman; you're a comedian. You want to do mankind a real service? Tell funnier jokes."