“It is not clear that it is our role to save the world or be a great hero. Indeed, the greatest heroes are most often anonymous; we hear nothing of their name or quests, but rather, the nature of the world is transformed by their sacrifice, creativity and love.

What is within our power is to rescue our own lives, our own humanity, wonder, kindness and vitality of life in relation. It is well within our capacity to be kind and encouraging mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, friends and strangers. It is within our power to return a sense of a universal and yet intimate family to our daily lives and encounters, moments and situations. It is within our power to be kind, generous, gentle, aware, attentive and caring. But it is not merely within our power.

For our natures crave these very experiences and roles I speak of. There is something heroic in each of us, and I know it awaits a call… from the world, each other, a moment or a glance. The powers of angels are less than ours, but much of this is hidden by how we are distracted, confused, or repurposed by the superficial qualities of our common contexts.

It is a virtue that the challenges that are greatest are most often closest to home, and it is a virtue that in rescuing our own minds and lives the world is renewed. It is a virtue that we can learn to re-family our lives, our hearts and the world. It is a virtue that calls for heroism of the most ordinary and common kind. And that this heroism that is called forth is also the key to a trap our people have struggled to overcome for millennia.

So let us remember each other and this history together. Discover, renew, and honor the lives and sacrifices of those who came before us. For it is within our power to not merely accomplish their dreams and justify their errors and suffering, it is our destiny. It is the very nature of our births, trials and lives. This is our humanity, and we must work with great care and attention together… to reestablish it for ourselves, each other, the children…the mothers… the fathers… for the world and all its creatures and living places.”

— an anonymous informant