" Two waves in the ocean are talking to each other. The front wave tells the second that it's frightened because it is about to crash into the shore and cease to exist. But the second wave shows no fear. It explains to the first: "You are frightened because you think you are a wave; I am not frightened because know I am part of the ocean. "

― Daniel Gottlieb , Letters to Sam: A Grandfather's Lessons on Love, Loss, and the Gifts of Life