I believe that life formed as a response to the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics which says that energy disperses. Life holds energy together but dispersal forces are ever-present in the realm of life too.
Though things may seem desperate at times and hope may be in short supply, we need to remember that life formed against all possible odds because she refused to go along with the forces of dispersal. She went against the flow and that is why we are here.
There is no reason to throw our hands up in the air with despair. That would only be a victory for dispersal. Keep working on strengthening the forces of human bonding. That is the answer—the only answer.