This is why we shouldn't be afraid. There are two possibilities: One is that there's more to life than the physical life, that our souls will find an even higher place to dwell when this life is over. If that's true, there's no reason to fear failure or death. The other possibility is that this life is all there is. And if that's true, then we have to really live it - we have to take it for everything it has and die enormous instead of living dormant, as I said way back on Can I Live. Either way, fear is a waste of time. β¨ Jay-Z (2010). Decoded (Enhanced Edition), p.301, Random House Group
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