Friday, July 17, 2020

Doctor's Advice V

Winning? Is that what you think it’s about? 
I’m not trying to win. 
I'm not doing this because I want to beat someone — 
or because I hate someone, or because I want to blame someone. 
It’s not because it’s fun. 
God knows it’s not because it's easy. 
It’s not even because it works, because it hardly ever does. 
I do what I do because it's right! Because it's decent! 
And above all, it's kind! 
It's just that. Just kind. 
If I run away today, good people will die. 
If I stand and fight, some of them might live — 
maybe not many, maybe not for long. 
Hey, maybe there’s no point in any of this at all, 
but it's the best I can do. 
So I'm going to do it, and I will stand here doing it until it kills me. 
You're going to die, too, someday. When will that be? 
Have you thought about it? What would you die for? 
Who I am is where I stand. 
Where I stand is where I fall. 
Stand with me. 
These people are terrified. 
Maybe we can help a little. 
Why not, just at the end, just be kind?
              Doctor Who, Season 10