To be a good human being is to have a kind of openness to the world, an ability to trust uncertain things beyond your own control, that can lead you to be shattered in very extreme circumstances for which you were not to blame. That says something very important about the condition of the ethical life: that it is based on a trust in the uncertain and on a willingness to be exposed; it’s based on being more like a plant than like a jewel, something rather fragile, but whose very particular beauty is inseparable from that fragility. Martha C. Nussbaum
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The best way to be a good person is to have a kind of openness to the world that allows you to trust things that are beyond your control. In other words, it's about being able to handle the fact that sometimes things may not work out as you planned. This kind of trust can lead you to take risks and it can cause you to be shattered, but a shattered life is a rich one.

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