If a grown-up is a babe in the woods, he is defenseless and naive.

如果一个成年" a babe in the woods（盲从）" ，那他毫无戒备之心且天真无邪。

But in this world of followers, we have forgotten to lead ourselves.

但在这个充斥着盲从者世界，我们忘记了要做自己领导者。

I do not say that you should be hard hearted or unkind, and refuse to hear the cry of need; but you must not try to eradicate poverty in any of the conventional ways.

我这样说意思并不要你做一个铁石心，冷酷地拒绝任何来自他求助，而想让你知道，你绝对不能再盲从于任何传统消除贫困方式，因为那绝对无法从根本上消除贫困。