When does a person die?
Do you know when a person dies? A person dies when the world no longer needs them. And a person also dies when they no longer need the world. You’ll understand how true this is when you see the distance grow between you and the people you love most. That person dies.
People are very hopeful
Not everything in life goes to plan. Out of many plans, maybe one or two work out and the rest fail. We know all this, and still we make a plan before we do anything. When one fails we feel sad and hurt, but then we get back on our feet. We make another plan, and if that fails too, another one.
That’s how the world keeps going, with success and failure, and it never stops. People are very hopeful.
Fate
The wheel of fortune starts turning in a person’s life before they are even born.
If they’re lucky, even before they arrive people start getting ready to buy them good clothes, nice toys, good food and a bed to sleep in. If they’re not lucky, the moment the family hears they’re coming, dark clouds gather on every face as everyone wonders how they’ll find food for one more mouth.
They haven’t even seen the light of the world yet, but what their life will be like has already been decided. Unless something unexpected happens, all that’s left is to walk that path as the years go by.
A favourite line
You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.
Harvey Dent, The Dark Knight (2008)
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