Maybe you have read about the many sperm that raced toward the egg that became you and you realize things might have been different. Of course, during your fetal development, many things had to work according to schedule for you to turn out as well as you did.
Even after birth, you probably had some close calls of one kind or another that might have ended your life or changed very much. I once shot an arrow way, way too close to my sister's head. I didn't mean to but that is no excuse. I am very, very grateful it only passed through her hair.
I don't think we are really capable of grasping all the near misses and fortuitous events that actually worked in our favor during our lives. If you are reading this, mentally or actually thank all the teachers who helped you, all the taxpayers who supported the society you grew up in, all the friends who are close and favor you now. We both have been very lucky
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