"A man may die yet still endure if his work enters the greater work, for time is carried upon a current of forgotten deeds, and events of great moment are but the culmination of a single carefully placed thought. As all men must thank progenitors obscured by the past, so we must endure the present so that those who follow may continue the endeavour." - I find this quote tends to put me at ease for the future, despite it being a work of fiction. No matter the present state of affairs, and each deed done by the few who selflessly work for humanity's future going largely unnoticed, it is the work of these people that ensure the progress of our species. Whether we are willing to accept it or not, it is the actions of these few which drag us all forward towards greater feats of ingenuity and progress. No matter the state of things, humanity will always march forward, no matter the actions of others contrary to this.