"Somebody sent to this world to try to give people hope in dark times, because without hope, we fall into apathy and do nothing, and in the dark times that we are living in now, if people don't have hope, we're doomed. How can we bring little children into this dark world we've created and let them be surrounded by people who've given up?"
"Even if this is the end of humanity as we know it, let's fight to the very end. Let's let the children know that there is hope, if they get together. And even if it becomes impossible for anybody, it's better to go on fighting to the end than just to give up and say, 'Okay.'"
Jane Goodall passed away at age 91 during an American speaking tour. Two days after her death, she appeared on Netflix's Famous Last Words, a program featuring interviews designed to air posthumously. When asked who she was, Goodall described herself as someone sent to provide hope during dark times. She emphasized that without hope, people fall into apathy and inaction. She advocated for fighting until the end and ensuring children know hope exists when people unite. Notably, her final reflections focused on broader humanitarian causes rather than her famous primatology work with chimpanzees, reflecting her later-life dedication to wider social and environmental issues.
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