For the sake of other men

Strange is our situation here upon earth.
Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why,
yet sometimes seeming to divine a purpose…

Strange is our situation here upon earth.
Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why,
yet sometimes seeming to divine a purpose.

From the standpoint of daily life, however
there is one thing we do know:
that man is here for the sake of other men

above all for those upon whose smile
and well-being our own happiness depends,
and also for the countless unknown souls
whose fate we are connected by a bond of sympathy.

- Albert Einstein