'Day-tight Compartments' Strategy

On a great ocean liner, Sir Osier observed how such a marvelous machine crossed the Atlantic. The secret lies in pressing a special button - 'Presto'. Immediately, there was a clanging of machinery and various parts of the ship were immediately shut off from one another, into watertight compartments.

'At every level of your life, shut out the past - the dead yesterdays, shut off the future - the unborn tomorrows. Then you are safe, safe for today!'

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