"The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter."
You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end, each of us must work for our own improvement and, at the same time, share a general responsibility for all humanity, our particular duty being to aid those to whom we think we can be most useful.
Never stop learning, because the world never stops changing.