Hello; If you what some extra things to worry about look thru some medical journals with photos of symptoms for the many and varied diseases. Page after page and page of gross images. The world has always been a tough place for life. Even other life forms compete and cab do damage, it is not just storms, asteroids, earthquakes and such.
Thing is all thru historical time life has found a way. Many of the fish we keep have a species survival strategy which involves producing thousands or hundreds of thousands or perhaps even millions of offspring. Out of the multitudes of offspring often only one or two from a particular spawn survive to maturity. We humans have a slightly different strategy.
Say you are a soldier in a conventional war. You eventually have to embrace the chance of death or injury and just get on with it. That embrace allows you to function. I write this not from personal experience but taken from the words of my father. He was a Marine during WWII. He saw action on Sipan, Tinian and Iwo Jima. He told me of being terrified and frozen with fear at some points. Then at a point he accepted he was going to die and was able to function well. As he put it "I could walk among um (them)." Meaning he became a top-notch soldier able to function at a high level. The grandson of a younger marine who came into my dad's unit sent a message to me a few years ago. That young marine was an inexperienced replacement on Iwo Jima and apparently somehow my father saved his life in some way. His grandson who was also a marine at the time of the message passed this on to me. That my father was a "real marine".
What is my point? My father got a medal for leading tanks thru a minefield under enemy fire. He slowly walked in front of the tanks out in the open. Walked slowly because the tanks could only go so fast in the volcanic sand. Out in the open because the tank driver of the lead tank had to be able to see him. He survived that episode when three other Marines who had tried before did not. And yes, he did survive the war or i would not be here.
My father did not spend the time in combat walking about in the open all the time. He dug foxholes and found other cover. He protected himself when he could and took the needed chances when things needed to be done. I get that I am more likely to die in a car crash than some big catastrophic event. I do use a seat belt and do practice defensive driving. Whether we stand up and do what needs done or hide in a room we all will die. My father made it to 83 by the way. I have his stories recorded on tape. I have transcribed his stories and had the tapes transferred to CD's. This is how i know what he said as i can listen any time i wish.
We each will have bad days. Some will wind up with horrible diseases and suffer mightily. Most will suffer many times. Only a few will have good health throughout life and die quietly in our sleep.
Thing is all thru historical time life has found a way. Many of the fish we keep have a species survival strategy which involves producing thousands or hundreds of thousands or perhaps even millions of offspring. Out of the multitudes of offspring often only one or two from a particular spawn survive to maturity. We humans have a slightly different strategy.
Say you are a soldier in a conventional war. You eventually have to embrace the chance of death or injury and just get on with it. That embrace allows you to function. I write this not from personal experience but taken from the words of my father. He was a Marine during WWII. He saw action on Sipan, Tinian and Iwo Jima. He told me of being terrified and frozen with fear at some points. Then at a point he accepted he was going to die and was able to function well. As he put it "I could walk among um (them)." Meaning he became a top-notch soldier able to function at a high level. The grandson of a younger marine who came into my dad's unit sent a message to me a few years ago. That young marine was an inexperienced replacement on Iwo Jima and apparently somehow my father saved his life in some way. His grandson who was also a marine at the time of the message passed this on to me. That my father was a "real marine".
What is my point? My father got a medal for leading tanks thru a minefield under enemy fire. He slowly walked in front of the tanks out in the open. Walked slowly because the tanks could only go so fast in the volcanic sand. Out in the open because the tank driver of the lead tank had to be able to see him. He survived that episode when three other Marines who had tried before did not. And yes, he did survive the war or i would not be here.
My father did not spend the time in combat walking about in the open all the time. He dug foxholes and found other cover. He protected himself when he could and took the needed chances when things needed to be done. I get that I am more likely to die in a car crash than some big catastrophic event. I do use a seat belt and do practice defensive driving. Whether we stand up and do what needs done or hide in a room we all will die. My father made it to 83 by the way. I have his stories recorded on tape. I have transcribed his stories and had the tapes transferred to CD's. This is how i know what he said as i can listen any time i wish.
We each will have bad days. Some will wind up with horrible diseases and suffer mightily. Most will suffer many times. Only a few will have good health throughout life and die quietly in our sleep.