"Sometimes I say to myself, what are you doing in this absurd job? Why don't you go to Africa and help people? But I cannot help people, because I am a hypochondriac"

This quote by Javier Bardem speaks to the internal battle of wishing to do something significant with one's life, however feeling kept back by one's own insecurities. It is a tip that we all have our own personal battles to combat, and that in some cases our own anxieties can avoid us from achieving our goals. The speaker is questioning why he is stuck in a job that he discovers absurd, and is considering going to Africa to assist individuals. However, he understands that his hypochondria would avoid him from having the ability to do so. This quote is a suggestion that we all have our own individual battles, which often our own stress and anxieties can prevent us from achieving our goals. It is a reminder to be kind to ourselves and to acknowledge that we all have our own battles to fight.