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<\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The goodness of the fairy tale was not affected by the fact that there might be more dragons than princesses; it was good to be in a fairy tale. The test of all happiness is gratitude; and I felt grateful, though I hardly knew to whom. Children are grateful when Santa Claus puts in their stockings gifts of toys or sweets. Could I not be grateful to Santa Claus when he put in my stockings the gift of two miraculous legs? We thank people for birthday presents of cigars and slippers. Can I thank no one for the birthday present of birth?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHere we are just the same.\u201d \u00a0Lots\u00a0of people grapple with the question of why we die. \u00a0But the deeper question is why we ever got to be alive \u00a0in the first place\u2013and who to thank for that astonishing gift. 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