I long ago reached the point where I found "safetyism" a source of boredom. Sitting too long, listening to people talk over a computer screen, I fall asleep-no matter the speaker or the subject. We are not made to be stationary, nor are we made to be kept as if we were fragile pieces behind museum glass cases. I am ferocious when it comes to defending children, and even teens, from those who wish them harm-but I do not believe that young people should be kept away from challenges. "Accustoming children to hardship", as 'Abdu'l-Baha said, builds strength and resilience.
well written, you have an ability to boil down the needed ideas so the reader can pull on the thread they recognize. Thank you for the link and shout out. I dropped a piece today that, putting it together with your piece here may lay down some markers on how we can collectively take action to stop isolating in our thought and identity silos.
Excellent read! Why do we feel the need to homogenize everything so that no one is offended - but also why are our egos so fragile that we cannot listen to opposing opinions or ideas? I think we've gone a long way towards devaluing the human experience by shielding or sanitizing everything we consume so that we all feel safe and comfortable. Life is messy; by experiencing stressful or uncomfortable situations, we develop resourcefulness, empathy, compassion and courage - when we avoid them we cheat ourselves out of really experiencing life as it happens.
I long ago reached the point where I found "safetyism" a source of boredom. Sitting too long, listening to people talk over a computer screen, I fall asleep-no matter the speaker or the subject. We are not made to be stationary, nor are we made to be kept as if we were fragile pieces behind museum glass cases. I am ferocious when it comes to defending children, and even teens, from those who wish them harm-but I do not believe that young people should be kept away from challenges. "Accustoming children to hardship", as 'Abdu'l-Baha said, builds strength and resilience.
well written, you have an ability to boil down the needed ideas so the reader can pull on the thread they recognize. Thank you for the link and shout out. I dropped a piece today that, putting it together with your piece here may lay down some markers on how we can collectively take action to stop isolating in our thought and identity silos.
wahhhh you hurt my feeling calling me old..kidding good article
Excellent read! Why do we feel the need to homogenize everything so that no one is offended - but also why are our egos so fragile that we cannot listen to opposing opinions or ideas? I think we've gone a long way towards devaluing the human experience by shielding or sanitizing everything we consume so that we all feel safe and comfortable. Life is messy; by experiencing stressful or uncomfortable situations, we develop resourcefulness, empathy, compassion and courage - when we avoid them we cheat ourselves out of really experiencing life as it happens.