To survive a hazard (as you, and to some extent I, did) is best of all. To suffer the constraints of protective encumbrances is next best. To die of the hazard

To survive a hazard (as you, and to some extent I, did) is best of all. To suffer the constraints of protective encumbrances is next best. To die of the hazard as a child is worst. There is a balance to be met, sure. But in choosing safetely measures we are taking out insurance. We prevent the worst, at the cost of preventing the best.