It's normal and nothing wrong that when the mind is functioning under the influence of ignorance and egoism (the presence of the idea of 'I', attachment, desire of craving and aversion, and expectation), the mind will be disturbed by and would feel depressed/hopeless/meaningless towards the truth about "None can remove the ignorance in others," and hence, either it chooses to perform actions that would bring destruction to all and everyone and everything (if I am in unhappiness/painful suffering, I want all and everyone also to be in unhappiness/painful suffering), or it is reluctant to be performing actions that are beneficial for all and everyone, that might or might not bring constructive improvements in all and everyone and everything (why bother if all and everyone will die sooner or later anyway, no matter what).
That is what ignorance is about. Ignorance feeds/empowers ignorance.
None can change or escape the truth of selflessness and impermanence (decay and death/disintegration), but all and everyone can make good use of the existing ability, possibility, and opportunity in this present moment of the limited selfless impermanent existence, to be kind to oneself and all and everyone.
None, not even enlightened beings/minds/buddhas/gurus, can remove the ignorance in all the other minds.
But one can remove the ignorance in oneself.
One can refrain from empowering the ignorance in oneself.
And, more importantly,
One can also refrain from empowering the ignorance in all the others.
Meanwhile, upon the presence of ability, possibility, and opportunity, one can also perform actions under the presence of correct understanding (wisdom) and kindness (compassion) that are beneficial for all and everyone, that might or might not bring constructive improvements in all and everyone and everything, that might or might not uplift some other minds that are struggling/drowning in ignorance and suffering, unconditionally without egoism of attachment, desire of craving and aversion, or expectation.
Allow the fruit of actions being what it is.
Allow all and everyone being what they are.
Allow all and everyone to remove ignorance in themselves, or not.
Allow all and everyone be free from ignorance, or not.
Be free.
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