Count backward from ten. Breathe. Keep your mouth shut. Listen, but listen to the patterns of information more than the information itself – most of which is nonsense.
The fire will burn out, the dust will settle, and there will be time to sift through the ashes. You’ll find truth in a book a decade or a century later, not in a screaming crowd while the flames still rage.
Just a reminder that humanity is most tested when it’s most needed.
The Opportunity Machine 