Since one can never be sure what tomorrow will bring, one cannot trust Dame Fortuna – the goddess of destiny and luck – even when she seems to favour you for once. One needs to always be prepared for a crisis, calamity or sudden exodus. Being an outsider is all about survival, and no one survives by being unambitious; no one gets ahead by holding back. Immigrants don’t die of existential fatigue or nihilistic boredom; they die from working too hard.
