Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future making it predictable and reliable to the extent that this is humanly possible.
We must welcome the future remembering that soon it will be the past and we must respect the past remembering that it was once all that was humanly possible.
Campaign behavior for wives: Always be on time. Do as little talking as humanly possible. Lean back in the parade car so everybody can see the president.
Form your life humanly and you have done enough: but you will never reach the height of art and the depth of science without something divine.
I just believe that the feeling of wonder is amazing. I am pushing myself as far as I can humanly push myself... I can only hope for the best and expect the worse.