“The Great Helpers of humanity do not abandon the Earth so long as sufferings go unhealed.”

— Nicholas Roerich

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New Era Community (1926)
Context: The Great Helpers of humanity do not abandon the Earth so long as sufferings go unhealed. Wholehearted fellowship can easily heal the wounds of a friend — but it is necessary to develop the art of thinking in the name of Good. And this is not easy amid the day's hustle and bustle. But the examples of the Great Helpers of humanity can encourage and infuse new forces.

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Russian painter, writer, archaeologist, theosophist, enligh… 1874–1947

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