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Just want to share this story from an article I read. Here it goes...


Know What To Fear
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George, my eight-year-old son asked me, "Daddy, how do I know
what to fear?" George had turned eight less than a week ago;
and beginning on his eighth birthday, he began asking me some
deep life questions.

As I usually do with George's questions, I had to think before
I answered him.

I gave him four questions to ask to determine if he should
fear something. Here are the four.

1. Is it real?
The boogey man, vampires, monsters and the like aren't real.
At least they aren't as far as I know. Often we fear things
that in truth aren't real but our imagination has brought the
thing to life.

2. Can it hurt me?
A roach, a green garden snake and the dark are real but they
can't hurt you.

3. Is it likely?
Many people are afraid to fly on commercial airlines.
Are they real? Yes.
Can they hurt you? Yes, a plane crash can hurt you.
Is it likely? Flying is 24 times safer per mile than driving.
So if you aren't afraid to ride in a car, you shouldn't be
afraid to fly commercially.

4. What can I do to reduce the risk if 1, 2 and 3 are yes?
Since riding in a car is 24 times more dangerous than flying
in a plane, you can buckle your seat belt to reduce the risk.

The leading killer in industrialized countries is
cardiovascular disease (heart attacks and strokes). For heart attacks, the answer to 1, 2 and 3 is yes.

A bag of French fries is statistically deadlier than an
airplane.

Know what to fear.

~A MountainWings Original~


So what do you think about fear now?
#fear

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