Elias was a veteran architect who had spent thirty years building "safe" structures. He was methodical, predictable, and, frankly, a bit bored. He was currently overseeing the construction of a small community center in a coastal town. Because the area hadn't seen a major hurricane in decades, the local contractors wanted to cut corners on the foundation to save money.
Elias thought about his father, a high school football coach who used to say, "You don't practice for the games you know you'll win; you practice for the Sunday you might lose." Any Given Sunday
"You were right," the contractor said, exhausted. "But the odds were so low. How did you know it would be yesterday?" Elias was a veteran architect who had spent
"I didn't," Elias replied. "I just knew that eventually, there would be a 'Sunday.' And when it arrived, I didn't want to be the one explaining why I wasn't ready." Because the area hadn't seen a major hurricane
"The odds of a Category 5 hitting this cove are less than one percent," they told him. "Why waste the budget?"