Rarely do I give a 100% upvote, but this post earned it for sure. This is so much truth right here. Thank you for writing this. I must admit that I’ve learned some helplessness myself. I experience great power over my own life, but feel a powerless rage when I think about some of what goes on in the world, particularly in the lives of children with either abusive parents or ones who simply can’t or won’t protect them. Yet somehow we have to relearn how to constructively play a part in such situations. I don’t know how, but you are reminding me quite clearly how I must keep trying to find those answers. The answer cannot be giving up on taking responsibility for the community, even when those aren’t my kids.