April 04, 2008
An innocent life
It is a fait accompli that we spent much of his life under all kinds of threat from risks.
When we are born, we are fragile and only survived because we are protected by the world around us. The first lessons we learned, when we are in our infancy yet, is that we should not do this, we should not touch it, we can not go to that place, and that the world is a dangerous place.
When we are born, we are fragile and only survived because we are protected by the world around us. The first lessons we learned, when we are in our infancy yet, is that we should not do this, we should not touch it, we can not go to that place, and that the world is a dangerous place.
A few more years, and we go to school to learn to read, write and add up, but we keep hearing the same recommendations. Do not talk to strangers, be careful when crossing the street, watch your step, beware with stairs, do not leave without warning, do not eat anything that does not know the origin, stay out of trouble.
Then, when we are teenagers, we began to challenge all these lessons.
And later yet, we think we are prepared adults and stop worrying.
Then, when we are teenagers, we began to challenge all these lessons.
And later yet, we think we are prepared adults and stop worrying.
The big message that will be etched in our minds is this:
"It will not happen to me"
We do not stop to think is we are adults only because we have careful people around us, safe institutions where we attend, healthy homes and environments where we could grow fairly smoothly.
It is also true that not everyone had these conditions, but if a person grew up in a dangerous environment, then much of the credit for being alive as an adult is due more to luck than to any other skill.
An adult can never forget that times have changed. At the time when we were kids, life was easier. There were so many people in the world. The values were not so damaged. There was some social control.
Today, things are infinitely more difficult.
An adult can never forget that times have changed. At the time when we were kids, life was easier. There were so many people in the world. The values were not so damaged. There was some social control.
Today, things are infinitely more difficult.
Accept that life before was easier also means accepting that the carefree way in which we were created is no longer valid for today.
In other words, accept that the world is more dangerous today than yesterday means admitting that we were not educated to deal with the risks of today.
And if we admit that we are not prepared for the risks of today, so how did can we survive?
Again, we should not attribute the success to any personal merit. Basically, we survived without being prepared more due to luck than anything else.
But this situation can be changed.
"If it happens to others, it can happen to me too"
Admit that the sentence above is correct may be an excellent new beginning.
Accept it simply may save your life.
Written by Rosenvaldo Simoes de Souza at 10h51
In other words, accept that the world is more dangerous today than yesterday means admitting that we were not educated to deal with the risks of today.
And if we admit that we are not prepared for the risks of today, so how did can we survive?
Again, we should not attribute the success to any personal merit. Basically, we survived without being prepared more due to luck than anything else.
But this situation can be changed.
Maybe there's a lot of things you can learn along the time, but the most important lesson that should break the blurred glass that not allow us to see the reality. And that broken pane will show that there are risks, yes, and many. The lesson would be something like:
"If it happens to others, it can happen to me too"
Admit that the sentence above is correct may be an excellent new beginning.
Accept it simply may save your life.
Written by Rosenvaldo Simoes de Souza at 10h51
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