"Don't ever apologize for crying for the trees burning 
in the Amazon or over the waters polluted from mines 
in the Rockies. Don't apologize for the sorrow, grief, 
and rage you feel. 
It is a measure of your humanity and your maturity. 
It is a measure of your open heart,
and as your heart breaks open there will be room
for the world to heal.
That is what is happening as we see people honestly confronting the sorrows of our time. And it is an adaptive response".
~Joanna Macy