The Real Epidemic Is Fear
For almost a decade, North Americans have been bracing for one cataclysmic threat after another - superbugs, bioterrorist attacks, apocalyptic plagues. There have been real threats (Y2K, West Nile, mad cow, SARS, anthrax), but in each case, the amount of paranoia surrounding the threat has been exponentially larger than the threat itself.Why, as a culture, do we DO that? Spend so much time worrying about the "what ifs" of everything around us. Sure, we need to make sure people are safe in certain situations, but we tend to stir up the "fear of the unknown" all the time! And some people LIVE to do so!
So fear has become the epidemic - and safety, or our perceived lack of it, an obsession. [Macleans.ca]
It's like people who are obsessed with entertainment shows and rag mags. People whose lives revolve around movie stars and the latest tabloid gossip. "Did you hear about Britney's new baby?" Yes! We've all heard! Congrats Britney! [Maybe we should see if she's registered at Walmart and send her a gift? Ya think?]
The same goes for people who thrive on being afraid - just because they heard it on the news. [And we ALL know that the news doesn't fabricate or exaggerate anything!]
In my last blog I talked about the email "warnings" that I get on a daily basis. Got another one today. Got the very same email from someone else last week - "On the 1st of November, we will have to pay for the use of our MSN and hotmail email accounts unless we send this message to at least 18 contacts on your contact list. It's no joke!"
Uh... yes it is.
"Relax, everything's going to be all right." [Jude v.2 | The Message]
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