Many people are feeling many different things after the incidents that occurred in Florida in the past week. I have been seeing many posts all over Facebook and many articles saying lots of theories but they all are asking one thing... "Are we really safe in our country today?" Well, this is what I have to say.
Yes and no. We can not be afraid to live our lives. We live in a country that allows us so many freedoms that many countries do not have, in which those countries can be killed for even attempting to try and do even the smallest of things that we take for granted. We have some of the best police officers in the world that are trying their best to keep us safe from all of the bad things that happen in the world. One thing we should realize, even though we live in one of the best countries in the world, this can also makes us a target.
Here are a few facts about everyday life that you may not realize.
1. On average, more than 3,200 people die every day in car accidents.
That is approximately 1.3 million people a year.
2. Along with that, up to 50 million people are hurt or become disabled due to car accidents.
3. A good night sleep can refresh you for the next day, but believe it or not, your bed can kill you as well, 450 people die every year from falling out of bed.
4. Sadly, your favorite food may be your demise as roughly 4,800 people die from choking each year.
5. It would not feel like winter if there were not some icicles on roof tops. Sadly, 15 peoples' lives will be cut short due to falling icicles.
Though some of the examples above may sound frivolous, they are just an example of what we may face everyday.
In our past history, as a nation we have faced many challenging events from wars, assassinations, terrorist attacks, and weather catastrophes. The result of these events have been traumatic and heart breaking, but have shown that we can prevail and come together as a country to support one another.
These events have also proven that we cannot be stopped though we need to be observant and careful, we should not stop living our lives.
No matter how observant and cautious we may be, tragedies may still occur that are out of our control.We live in a world that has things happening all of the time. One thing that we can not do is hide from the world.
My thoughts are with the all of the victims, their families, and communities that have been affected by recent events. Though you may not see it, the world is standing behind you, you are not alone. Florida Strong.
