An idea from Hagakure

Ten blind masseurs were edging along a cliff top, shaking with fear, when the leader fell. From below he called up that he was fine and calmer than before, since all his dread had been about falling. “If the rest of you want to be at ease, fall quickly!”

From Hagakure by Yamamoto Tsunetomo

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