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The case for failure

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

CHAPTER

The Most Significant Moment of Everyday for You

You write in the book that we are creatures of chance to use your phrase. We're born into this cosmic farce, right? But our failures give us these insights into our existence. And you argue that we realize the magnitude of our accomplishments in spite of all these harsh realities. You know, you say, we get the joke. What's the joke? Is the joke that we're here at all, that we're conscious enough to know? It's a losing game but we get to play it with a smile on our faces anyway.

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