What distinguishes us one from another is our dreams,
whether they be dreams about worldly or unworldly things,
and what we do to make them come about. We do not choose
to be born. We do not choose our parents, our historical
epoch, or the immediate circumstances of our upbringing.
We do not, most of us, choose to die; nor do we choose the
time and conditions of our death. But within this realm
of choicelessness, we do choose how we live....Josheph Epstein