In “Letters to a Young Poet”, Ranier Maria Rilke wrote: “For one human being to love another: that is perhaps the most difficult of all our tasks, the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but a preparation.”
I refuse to give into despair, to fear or to believe in apocalyptic visions of our future. I refuse to hate, even the haters. I cling to hope, to faith in mankind and the power of love. Though this may be a dark time for many of us, let us remember these beautiful words of Rilke, and dig deep within ourselves and find the capacity and strength to love and to heal.
Tara Zafft, Ph.D. 