RE: The whales went fishing.

This felt familiar—not because we share the experience, but because the honesty was bitter.
Being reactive isn’t necessarily weakness; sometimes it’s proof that life has dragged us to places where choice became a luxury. But you’re right: action in chaos, even without guarantee, is the only thing that pulls hope out of abstraction.
Just one addition: sometimes that “unwise” clinging to foolish hope is the bravest thing we can do.