Without knowing what will come, sometimes we are shown kindness, as a precursor to being shot into space, never to return. The world can bring the most unexpected dangers upon you.
To look ahead to a future in which that might happen and face it is bravery of the highest order, even if you remain completely unaware of any specifics. Tomorrow may be your last day on Earth. Eat your meal, sleep in your bed, let people love you in their way, even if it falls short – fall short – of what you’d have dreamed in a perfect world.
We don’t live in a perfect world. We don’t even orbit one.
The Opportunity Machine 