“I arise in the morning torn between a desire to save the world and a desire to savor the world. That makes it hard to plan the day.”
~E.B. White
Like all of you, I have been deeply bothered by all the suffering in the world right now. I feel helpless, sad, angry, guilty, and confused. How, in 2024, is genocide still happening? Will humanity ever learn from the past? At least a few times a week I break down over what is happening in Gaza. I’m not really sure how I can sit with the suffering of millions and take advantage of this one beautiful life that I have been given. I’ve been asking lots of friends lately how they’re holding these two tensions. And I have loved their varied answers. But still, the question haunts me—is it ok to enjoy my one, messy, beautiful life in the midst of suffering?
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