An idea from Hagakure

Caught in a sudden shower, you run along the road and duck under the eaves, and you still get wet. “When you are resolved from the beginning, you will not be perplexed, though you still get the same soaking.” That holds for everything.

From Hagakure by Yamamoto Tsunetomo

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