Sometimes, everything is fine – but an inch in any direction is a thousand-foot fall. You’re fine as long as nothing changes. This is an illusion; you’re not fine at all.
You can try to build a bridge to a safer location while carefully balancing on one foot. But sometimes, the smarter thing to do is just jump. Embrace the disaster, get it over with, and climb back up to a better spot.
The Opportunity Machine 