Let the World Win

“In the struggle between yourself and the world, you must side with the world.”
 
Franz Kafka

 
I received a four-page letter from someone who blamed me for all the ills of her world. Her pain might go deeper than Kafka’s message can penetrate.
 
Cupids Leading the World. 1881. Auguste Rodin. (French, 1840-1917). France, 19th century. The Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access Collection.

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