The value of life is evident, and one of the primary tasks of enlightenment is to focus on deepening people's awareness and appreciation of the remarkable and splendid nature of existence. Illuminating knowledge should also facilitate understanding that the life of the human race not only holds great potential but is also quite fragile, and in the face of adverse developments, we may find ourselves in a predicament from which extrication could be exceedingly challenging, if possible at all.