Hard times try the souls of men and teach them righteousness and charity.

According to the Gospel of Buddha, during an epidemic, a poet who followed the Buddha stays calm and cares for the sick; to a man gnawed by fear for himself, he answers that comfort comes by opening to the suffering of others, for hard times teach righteousness and charity. Today, if a worry turns you in on yourself, make a concrete gesture for someone going through a trial (a call, an errand, a word), then notice what becomes of your own fear.