James Caan told me at the end of filming 'Elf' that he had been waiting through the whole film for me to be funny - and I never was.
The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist fears this is true.
Rest assured that whatever station of life we are placed, princely or lowly, it contains the lessons and experiences necessary at the moment for our evolution, and gives us the best advantage for the development of ourselves.