(July 11, 2022 at 10:53 am)tackattack Wrote: I read a recent article and I wanted to poll everyone and start a discussion that's probably been had elsewhere.
The context was simple. Being African American includes, in part, living in fear of the cops. It was used to explain why innocent people run from the cops. It got me thinking about living in fear. Do you, whatever your demographic, live in fear for your life. What is it and why. This could include the recent topics of .. am I safe in America because of X,Y,Z.. Does anything trigger that fear in your day-to-day routine and does it change your actions?
I have been thinking a good deal about fear lately, not just the physical, tangible fear which seems to be the main topic here. Pardon me if I go tangential to that. Specifically, I have been feeling far less fearful, anxious and guilty (among other things) since I finally admitted I found Christianity unconvincing. I think a big corollary to that was realizing the reason that my mother has seemed so unhappy at many times throughout my life - that she lives in fear. Corrolation is not causality, but when I trace back the unhappy and fearful thoughts she expresses, they tend to converge on her faith and some element of that which she applies to the situation at hand. I can't help but think that had she jettisoned all of it earlier in life in favor of getting the counseling she probably needed all along, she would be much happier today.
