The article focuses on the author's experience of a shark bite and the importance of keeping one's cool in a difficult situation instead of panicking. According to the author, right before the shark chomped down on his foot, he had a "bad karma" feeling. The author was sitting on a surfboard off the coast of Florida when he was attacked. The author said that he was out in the ocean with a badly bleeding foot and a hungry, 6-foot shark circling below. This experience prompted him to reflect on lessons that one can learn from surprises.