Many cultural groups, human-rights advocates, social activists, etc. do not have a choice to succumb to exhaustion. The struggle to survive and guarantee a viable existence must continue. Those of us who imagine that we can opt-out and attend to our own needs are dreaming. Injustice and oppression are boomerangs that will eventually strike everyone down. It may be enticing to embrace the desire to give up; that is the greater downfall. Abraham Lincoln aptly expressed the concern of those who need us to persevere: "My greatest concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure."
Many cultural groups, human-rights advocates, social activists, etc. do not have a choice to succumb to exhaustion. The struggle to survive and guarantee a viable existence must continue. Those of us who imagine that we can opt-out and attend to our own needs are dreaming. Injustice and oppression are boomerangs that will eventually strike everyone down. It may be enticing to embrace the desire to give up; that is the greater downfall. Abraham Lincoln aptly expressed the concern of those who need us to persevere: "My greatest concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure."