>> Ike wrote: >> Actually it's convenient for them on two counts, >> the second being that it's comforting for most folks to >> think that >> they are being guarded / protected by an infallible >> force. For some >> that force is the police, for others it's god. For a lot >> of people I >> think it's some combination.
> That is a brilliant observation. It's a twist on the > streotypical > "being saved" fantasy many women have. Men too > apparently. I think there's just a basic human need or drive to feel... well... safe. :) Safety is of course an illusion, but we cling to it, and when we find ourselves in a situation we can't control, it's natural for the mind to switch gears and want to instead attribute safety to an outside force. I.e. "I can't make myself safe, therefore my husband, the police or god must be doing it for me". I suppose that tendancy does serve a purpose. It doesn't seem like it would be helpful for us to become hysterical any time we come in contact with evidence that refutes the illusion of our safety. I do it in my own way when I say "it's all good" -- an affirmation of the belief that all things happen for a reason or worded the other way that "all things serve god". I still have a safety net in my mind, although I've chosen to form my safety net differently. s. isaac dealey 434.293.6201 new epoch : isn't it time for a change? add features without fixtures with the onTap open source framework http://www.fusiontap.com http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:203150 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
