When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.”

Fred Rogers (1928–2003) American educator, minister, songwriter, television host ["Mister Rogers"]
Frequent advice

Rogers frequently repeated variations of this in response to natural disasters and other events of the type. See here for various citations.

 
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