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curiousexplorer -> RE: The Comfort of Myth (5/12/2007 4:22:29 PM)
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"The unanswered question is; was it a random act, or did the victim live a life that made such a thing more likely?` Either way, I bet the local gun stores are doing brisk business today and a lot of larger dogs in the pound will find homes. "
That is an excellent question. Another excellent question is where did the shooter get their gun? Also will any of the guns purchased with fear now be used for a similar crime in the future? Or how many of these new gun buyers will end up shooting themselves or a family member?
With the guns and dogs being snapped up, I wonder how many locks and security systems will be sold, how much money will be raised to boost police numbers/performance or how many community watch style organisations will form?
"and I would always be trying to puzzle out how it happened, who screwed up and how, so I could tell myself, "that wouldn't happen to me."
Is this how you deal with tragedy? How do you handle explaining it to the ____'s, if they are in the car? "
I deal with it by simply feeling lucky I wasn't involved. Of course it could happen to me as easily as anyone else, but it didn't, so move on and hope if/when it does happen to me I at least don't see it coming. Pretty much the same as seeing other countries/cultures and considering myself in the group of luckiest people in the world, to be born in Australia.
Explaining to others in the car? Not a bridge I'm likely to cross, so one I'd have to work out if it ever happened depending on the level of understanding of those involved, and how they were raised. Some learn about death and no magic cloud man watching over them to save them from the randomness of existence very early, others merely need to be told the right story. Afterlives make it very difficult for death to be upsetting, at least for those who actually believe their stories.
" and that of my faith. Even if that last one is a myth, at the very least, when I go on, if nothing else, there'll be peace, at last. "
It's a shame you didn't pick a myth which could give you some peace while you are alive, you know, when you could use it.
"Second, I’m a firm believer in Karma, I’ve seen it. "
Interesting. Is that the instant karma which seems to miss so many people, or the next life atonement karma which you can only experience through reincarnation?
Being a firm believer in karma is great if it gives you peace of mind, but it doesn't help anyone else in daily life without proof it exists, especially when there is abundantent evidence that it doesn't exist except in the minds of it's bellievers.
Karma is actually a concept for crowd control. The powerful, and smart, do what they like not believing the masses mythologies anyway. The masses accept whatever treatment their rulers dish out because they believe their rulers will be punished in the next life. They don't strike out against their rulers as how they handle adversity effects their progress in the next life, striking out is worse than inflicting misery. So the more beaten and accepting you are, the better the next life will be. Whether you like it or not, you've got to give credit to the people who maintained these systems to enslave populations, it is very effective.
"What if- some classmates begin to rough house around ( you know like kids do) she gets bumped into and falls overboard. Or what if she is standing alone some where on that boat and slips falls over. paranoid, I cant help but think of the "what if's" or the "cant happen to me" School trip again trekking thought the woods- what if she gets separated from the class."
Sorry to add to your worries, but what if she slips in the shower, falls unconscious blocking the drain and drowns? I knew a girl this happened to. The home can be a very dangerous place.
"those "what if's" no way "cant happen to me" thoughts were so strong- because I was aware that yes indeed at any time anything could happen- I actually kept her safe. Like I had some how blocked any of that from reaching her. I know I'm weird."
It's not wierd, you want to control the bad things, and be ready to fix whatever goes wrong. But it is an illusion of control. Not only can you never control everything which may harm your daughter, but your not even looking at all the possibilities. It's probably an unconscious recognition of not being able to do anything, you only imagine something going wrong at events, not everyday. Class trips, staying with family, not internal unnoticed medical problems or household accidents, which are probably more likely than being pushed off the boat on a class trip. Again it is about the illusion of control.
And another thing to consider, how does constant worrying effect your physical and mental capacity? Could excessive worrying led to an oversight which created a dangerous situation?
"I've often wondered who are those people that live such Charmed lives thinking things the bad things wont happen to them. "
I wonder the same thing about people and their thoughts on religion. I think the two are very similar delusions.
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