Frightening

[poliphilo]

I'm so tired of being told these are frightening times.

I lived through the Cold War. Now those were frightening times.

Or not.

Every generation thinks it lives in frightening times. What that means is it doesn't feel entirely in control.

What's the worst that can happen? We all die. Well that's going to happen no matter what. Get used to it.

Don't let the media scare you.  Remember they make their money by creeping up behind your chair and going, "Boo!"

There's more to life than politics.

Come off that news site.  Take a walk. Annoy the cat. Have a nice cup of tea.

Comments

[idahoswede.livejournal.com]

Excellent advice, Tony. I well remember the Cuban Missile Crisis.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

The bomb was just there- looming over us all the time- the inevitable background to everything the superpowers did.