To most, peace of mind trumps all. Texas Gov. John Connally, surviving an assassin's bullet in U.S. President John F. Kennedy's car in Dallas, later declared bankruptcy after real estate losses. Yet he was humbly thankful for what life had given him; his time in office for public service. What had he lost ? but a few million dollars and a bit of land John Connally was philosophical about his life. For others, this may be the last thing they achieve; big ambitions, little insecurities, a world within their grasp but somehow always just beyond their reach. Intimations of what could follow may...