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- mg330
It's all starting to make me very uncomfortable. Far more then Al Qaeda's rhetoric has since September 11.
The biggest thing on my mind with this new threat is the fact that we have a child on the way in January. She's our first. And it is just frightening to think of what the world could be like if so much turns bad. At this very moment, I am standing on a rocky beach in Maui, taking long exposure photos but generally just enjoying my last night in this beautiful place. The incredible stars, the sound of the waves, just standing here in this darkness thinking constantly how beautiful this world is, and balancing that against the thought of how much some people want to destroy it. It is very stressful, and if you let it get to you it takes so much out of you. It's hard to think of living in a world so great yet with so much evil.
What is this all going to be like in one year? Five years? 10 years? 18 years? What opportunities might see you never have if things get bad beyond our imagination? How might we struggle as a family, as a society? It's very tough to think through those thoughts.
I have this feeling that it is only a matter of time before several unfriendly countries realize that differences need to be put aside and they need to collectively battle the terrorism that as a threat to everyone. I am hopeful that we will see some Muslim countries come together with the United States to defeat this group, realizing first and foremost that we are all human beings living in this world together, and that there is no place for such barbaric hate no matter what your religious beliefs.
- Things are getting better. Overall people are far more ethical and open minded. I have a positive outlook for the future, personally.set
- Don't allow the media's focus on the smaller percentage of negative to negatively affect your outlook on life.set
- Just educate yourself as much as possible. make sure you are self sustaining with food and have a years supply, food water. etcyurimon
- lol! Great contrast there set and yuri! "All's going to be ok, just be prepared for an apocalypse!" Haha.formed
- Hahaset
- Dont' let your fears about having a kid polarize your world view and narrow your perspective. Dont be the typical asshole parent.cannonball1978
- asshole parent.cannonball1978