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November 19, 2005

Perceived threat versus actual danger

When the mind is constantly fed a diet of panic and dreadful woes of death, fear literally zaps the zest of childlikeness trust of being in a safe world. The richer the fad diet the more epidemic the panic pandemic when news itself invites extreme terror to invade the mind. The brilliance of technology gone amok enhances images and surround sound to add to the effects of fright, gravity of sorrow, and need for reactivated trauma

I remember the freaking out frenzy of the Y2K alert of end of time and the irony of shoppers stocking up on food and emergency supplies. I suppose that would be necessary while waiting in line at St Peter’s layover enroute to the other side.

Meanwhile August 2004’s blackout waltzed in and there was no preparedness to herald its coming and what little food supply was available was near perished and emergency supply was inadequate to save lives relying on relief of air conditioning to avoid sweltering

I feel that less irrational fear and more prudence will save the day

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