For the secular humanist, Ruth is not a tale of divine favor — it is a celebration of human potential. It invites us to trust in the strength of our own moral agency, to believe that kindness can triumph over cruelty, that loyalty can overcome isolation, and that love, even in its simplest, most fragile forms, holds the power to reshape the world.

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