September 11, 2001

A human being is part of the whole,
called by us the universe,
limited in time and space.
He experiences himself, his thoughts, feelings
as something separated from the rest –
a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness.
This delusion is a prison, restricting us to our
personal desires and to affection for a few persons close to us.
Our task must be for all of humanity
and the whole of nature in its beauty.

-Albert Einstein