I am I and my circumstance, and if I don't save it I don't save myself. Meditations on Quixote

'Tis a dainty thing to command, though 'twere but a flock of sheep. Don Quixote

We must never forget that we may also find meaning in life even when confronted with a hopeless situation, when facing a fate that cannot be changed. For what then matters is to bear witness to the uniquely human potential at its best, which is to transform a personal tragedy into a triumph, to turn one's predicament into a human achievement. When we are no longer able to change a situation-just think of an incurable disease such as inoperable cancer-we are challenged to change ourselves. Man's Search For Meaning

No matter what he does, every person on earth plays a central role in the history of the world. And normally he doesn’t know it. The Alchemist