War, terrorism, political famines, acts of God and random crimes. We live in a very dangerous world.
But even if we have to be on guard, most of us still try to live.
No one can know when they could get caught up in events where their very survival will be on the line.
You can drive defensively ans still be involved in a crash; you can eyeball all 150 people who board a crowded train car and still become a victim of collateral damage when and if something happens; you cannot make a storm change course by the force of your will.
But you can decide to live without fear.
For most of my young life I knew governments, the United States, the Soviet Union and others, could blow up the world.
Today the talk about limited nuclear war. Some extremely well armed countries are dealing with internal strife that could spiral into civil wars.
Who ultimately will control their weapons or keep up with their technology is anybody's guess.
We live in a very dangerous world, and while I may think about it, I am much too busy living life to worry about all the possibilities.
Perhaps we will be here to see tomorrow, but maybe not.
But even if we have to be on guard, most of us still try to live.
No one can know when they could get caught up in events where their very survival will be on the line.
You can drive defensively ans still be involved in a crash; you can eyeball all 150 people who board a crowded train car and still become a victim of collateral damage when and if something happens; you cannot make a storm change course by the force of your will.
But you can decide to live without fear.
For most of my young life I knew governments, the United States, the Soviet Union and others, could blow up the world.
Today the talk about limited nuclear war. Some extremely well armed countries are dealing with internal strife that could spiral into civil wars.
Who ultimately will control their weapons or keep up with their technology is anybody's guess.
We live in a very dangerous world, and while I may think about it, I am much too busy living life to worry about all the possibilities.
Perhaps we will be here to see tomorrow, but maybe not.
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