keep me safe

i just realized that the previous post speaks back to a much larger issue at stake. safety. everyone wants to be safe. they do not want to experience pain. they do not want physical pain, emotional pain. they do not want first and foremost themselves followed closely by the people they love to come in contact with pain of any kind.

it has become all about how to stay safe. how to keep our children safe. how to prevent or cure pain. cliche's like no pain no gain and work through the pain sound good in theory, but their devoted followers are few.

we are turning into one big padded room, to protect us from each and every scratch and bump and bruise and bloody nose, physical as well as emotional because we value safety that much.

we invent and look to inventors to continue sating our desire for safety. i mentioned hiding behind a computer or a cell phone to minimize the pain associated with making new friends. but it does not end there. our playgrounds, our schools, our vehicles, our clothing, name something! what has not been manipulated to provide the most safety and security? if someone could put rubber corners on post-it notes to eliminate paper-cuts, they'd do it.

more later after i go puke my freaking guts out...