It's so easy to get depressed about the state of the world. I particularly liked the final paragraphs.

Whatever happens, what matters is the way you think about it and respond to it. If it’s true of an individual, it’s true of our race. Perhaps these dark days are something our people must endure. Perhaps we must go through this moral and spiritual crisis to come out stronger on the other end.

We must have utter faith that we will survive, that we will be stronger. And when we emerge from the darkness, the achievements, glories, and victories of our past will be nothing compared to what we are going to do in the future.