You have probably heard me say it before, I think we worry about the wrong things. In our media soaked culture, we spend a lot of time thinking and worrying about things that are statistically unlikely to happen, while paying little attention to the things we really should worry about.
I got an email this morning about the dangers of dying from a reaction to toxic mold from eating expired pancake batter, which could actually happen, though the chances are astoundingly remote. I also read the following story in the Washington Post which points out that according to the World Health Organization, the leading cause of deaths of people 10 to 24 worldwide is... do you want to guess? Injuries related to traffic accidents. Check out the whole story here:
Traffic Deaths a Global Scourge, Health Agency Says
We spend a lot of time worrying about terrorism, rare diseases, abductions, and other scary things, and they are real fears, but we spend little time worrying about the more likely scary things: auto accidents, heart disease, diabetes. And these are things we can at least help to prevent by paying more attention when we drive, or taking better care of our health.
Just some things to think about.
Drive safely,
will
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