We cannot, of course, save the World because we do not have authority over its parts. We can serve the world though. That is everyone's calling, to lead a life that helps.

There are simply no answers to some of the great pressing questions.

For so many centuries, the exchange of gifts has held us together. It has made it possible to bridge the abyss where language struggles.

If stories come to you, care for them. And learn to give them away where they are needed. Sometimes a person needs a story more than food to stay alive.

Sometimes a person needs a story more than food to stay alive.

One of the great dreams of man must be to find some place between the extremes of nature and civilization where it is possible to live without regret.

Remember on this one thing, said Badger. The stories people tell have a way of taking care of them. If stories come to you, care for them. And learn to give them away where they are needed. Sometimes a person needs a story more than food to stay alive. That is why we put these stories in each other's memories. This is how people care for themselves.