A person who has survived a career in contract gambling doesn't need to be asked how smart he is. Nor do you need to ask how much money he made. You only need to understand that he has endured a loneliness ordinary people cannot bear, and has resisted pains ordinary people cannot comprehend. You must see through human nature and also challenge yourself. Not only must you be able to endure and tolerate, but you must also be able to change. He relies not on luck, but on having died countless times in places you cannot see.