“And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?”
He went back to his brothers and said: the boy isn't there! Where can I turn now? The question — where can I turn — is the question of a person whose moral initiative has been overtaken by events. The application: the inability to undo what others have done while you were absent is one of the most frustrating forms of moral helplessness.
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