One must lie low, no matter how much it went against the grain, and try to understand that this great organization remained, so to speak, in eternal equilibrium.
You can hold yourself back from the sufferings of the world, that is something you are free to do and it accords with your nature, but perhaps this very holding back is the one suffering you could avoid.
Patience is the master key to every situation. One must have sympathy for everything, surrender to everything, but at the same time remain patient and forbearing.