“Money,” sniffs Noah, and walks off. When he returns, he asks one of the other hunters, “Do you know about money?” “I heard of it,” says the other. “But I don’t understand it.”

The question should not be “What’s the point?” or “How can I, from my perch of privilege, possibly say anything worthwhile?” but rather “How is it possible that I NOT say something, not at least try?”

Balance often seeks the middle ground, and the middle ground is often seen as bland. Compromise is seen as weak, as giving up. But balance, middle ground, and compromise in pursuit of a goal are not weak, or easy, or slack. They are a place of dynamic tension.