You'll understand what life is if you think about the act of dying. When I die, how will I be different from the way I am right now? In the first moments after death, my body will be scarcely different... ...
Just as one swallow doesn't mean summer, and one day doesn't mean happiness, a single day or a short time doesn't make a person truly blessed and happy.
A wise person doesn't put themselves in unnecessary danger, as there are few things they care deeply enough about; but in big crises, they are willing to give their life, knowing that sometimes life isn't worth living under certain conditions.
