It could be true only when we reach a point of no-return and have only two options: either die or commit to radically transform who we were that made us an easy prey in the first place! Fortunately, I seriously thought of the former, but eventually went for the latter. I explored the story here, should you be interested:

https://medium.com/genius-in-a-bottle/this-year-i-decided-not-to-celebrate-my-birthday-3b2f76828b46