Do that, which is good without delay, for you must do it before the tongue fails and the last hiccup seizes you. Wondrous indeed is this world where one who was here-yesterday may not be found today. We cannot be certain of living the next minute. But we are not content with even a million plans. The soul's connection with the body is just that of the bird's with the eggshell. The bird leaves it joyfully to fly in the air.