I MUST NOW PUT AN END TO THIS ODYSSEY I HAVE BEEN THROUGH. I REALIZE THAT TIME AND CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE FAVOURED ME. YES, THE WORLD HAS GIVEN ME THE BEST AND ALMOST SPARED ME THE WORST. DESPITE ALL MY VICISSITUDES, I BELIEVE THAT FORTUNE AND MISFORTUNE FALL ON YOU AT RANDOM, LIKE CLOUDS OF RAIN. KNOWING THIS, I AM NEVER TOO UPSET BY WHAT HAPPENS TO ME THAT IS BORING, AND I AM PLEASANTLY SURPRISED BY WHAT HAPPENS TO ME THAT IS GOOD. I HAVE NO ART OF LIVING, NO PHILOSOPHY: WISE OR CRAZY, WE ALL HAVE TO FIGHT WITH LIFE. I STAGGER UNDER THE CONTRADICTIONS: SOMETIMES SMALL DETAILS ANNOY ME AND DISASTERS LEAVE ME INDIFFERENT.