If we are in some extent hostages of chance, luck, nature and circumstances; if a disease can suddenly arise and annihilate us; if a burglar can put a bullet in our chest on a whim; if a traffic accident can silence our last breath; if our dwelling may collapse; if a sudden fire can reduce us to ashes; if our dear ones can suddenly abandon us; if we can see a plane crashing from inside it; if our greatest plans can prove stupid, or be annihilated by some misfortune; if all our life may not yield a single joke and be lost in the immensity of the specie and the vastness of time, I see no intelligent posture that does not start from humility.
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