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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