Beautifully spoken, Jerry. You give voice to what many of us are feeling these days.

In the midst of this wartime madness I lost one of my dearest friends to cancer. A young, vibrant, generous, compassionate, capable, highly-intelligent, loving human being.

I have stopped asking why this happened and have started asking what I can do to honor his memory. Helping others was his raison d'etre. I strive to be one-tenth the helpmeet he was to so many.

Your words have echoed this same sentiment. Why are we here? Not to feel helpless against tyranny and aggression, surely. But to help one another. To live life fully and well. Go forward in hope and do what you can to ease the way of your fellow humans on the path, if it is given to you to do this.