People Will Marvel
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Everywhere in these days people have, in their mockery, ceased to
understand
that the true security is to be found in social solidarity rather than in
isolated
individual effort. But this terrible state of affairs must inevitably
have an end, and
all will suddenly understand how unnaturally they are separated from one
another.
It will be the spirit of the time, and people will marvel that they have
sat so long in
darkness without seeing the light... But, until then, we must keep the
banner flying.
Sometimes even if he has to do it alone, and his conduct seems to be
crazy, a
man must set an example, and so draw other souls out of their solitude,
and
spur them to some act of brotherly love, that the great idea may not die.
Even if his conduct seems crazy....
http://www.bruderhof.com/articles/heliopher.htm
Source: Fyodor Dostoevsky, "The Brothers Karamazov"
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