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The importance of failure
The Gray Area with Sean Illing
Confronting Mortality Through Failure
This chapter delves into the existential implications of a thought experiment involving a plane's engine failure, prompting reflections on mortality and the human tendency to avoid contemplating death. It explores the nature of failure as a universal experience that disrupts ordinary life, revealing deeper philosophical truths and the wisdom that can be gleaned from confronting life’s fragility.
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