Lifetime

Life is like a poker tournament. You would never have good cards in every single hand. So the philosophy is around how to deal with bad times so to minimize your loss; while maximizing your profit when good times come.

If the red line represents anybody’s lifetime and suppose this guy lived to 100 years old (rightmost of the line). It is indeed a pretty fruitful life. He was outstanding among his peers at 25 years old. Although the downturn at around 40 and 75 years old, he managed to quickly get up, learn his lesson, and shine again.