Every human being must find his own way to cope with severe loss, and the only job of a true friend is to facilitate whatever method he chooses.
True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions.
If you don't like the way the world is, you change it. You have an obligation to change it. You just do it one step at a time.