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There are two kinds of people in the world when things go really bad. (...) Let's say there is a house full of rare paintings, sculptures and wonderfully beautiful antiques (...). And let's say that the owner of the villa heard that a terrible hurricane was approaching (...). One type hopes for the best. That maybe the hurricane will change its mind and change direction. (...) The other is saying that the hurricane is targeting his house exactly and will rip through his apartment. If the weather report says that the hurricane is changing direction, the groundhog does not believe it, and finds that the scourge will inevitably return to raze his house to the ground. This second type knows well that it can't hurt to hope for the best but prepare for the worst.

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There are two kinds of people in the world when things go really bad. (...) Let's say there is a house full of rare paintings, sculptures and wonderfully beautiful antiques (...). And let's say that the owner of the villa heard that a terrible hurricane was approaching (...). One type hopes for the best. That maybe the hurricane will change its mind and change direction. (...) The other is saying that the hurricane is targeting his house exactly and will rip through his apartment. If the weather report says that the hurricane is changing direction, the groundhog does not believe it, and finds that the scourge will inevitably return to raze his house to the ground. This second type knows well that it can't hurt to hope for the best but prepare for the worst.

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Hungarian

"Kétféle ember létezik a világon, ha valami nagyon rosszra fordul. (...) Mondjuk, van egy ház tele ritka festményekkel, szobrokkal és csodálatosan szép régiségekkel (...). És tegyük fel, hogy a tulaj, akié a villa, hallotta, hogy egy szörnyűséges hurrikán közeledik felé (...). Az egyik típus reméli a legjobbakat. Hogy talán a hurrikán meggondolja magát és irányt változtat. (...) A másik az úgy molyol, hogy a hurrikán pontosan az ő házát veszi célba, és az ő lakásán fog keresztültombolni. Ha az időjárásjelentés azt mondaná, hogy a hurrikán irányt vált, akkor ezt az ürge nem hiszi el, és arra jut, hogy a csapás menthetetlenül visszatér, hogy a házát a földdel tegye egyenlővé. Ez a második típus jól tudja, hogy nem árthat az, ha a legjobbat reméli, de a legrosszabbra készül."

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