I could see myself, see the world, see the attractions and rejections, understood the foundations of harmony. It was worth living for. And I checked into the hospital, and I am here today. It was a considerable struggle to live. I gave up a lot to live.
Human society plays out the same thing, but on a larger time scale.
Constant chronic problems, century after century. Wars are like infections. Here is another major infection in Kosovo. It breaks out, it could kill the patient. People are weary.