Where The Formular Fails

My name is Elias, and for most of my life, I believed in the power of numbers. I believed that life followed a formula: Plans + Time + Control = Security. I was wrong.

Life appears predictable, yet it is not. A healthy runner collapses minutes after a joyful morning run. A daughter misses a final phone call from her father to finish a business meeting. A master of safety engineering is defeated by a single inch of ice.

From the high-tech towers of Tokyo to the ancient stone streets of Rome, W...