What Is 'Safe' Anymore?
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What Is 'Safe' Anymore?

And if that isn't a terrifying thought, I don't know what is.

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What Is 'Safe' Anymore?
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Open social media. Turn on the TV. Each time I find myself doing one of these things, I am seeing yet another tragedy take place. My heart is so heavy and gets me thinking, what is 'safe' anymore? When young Ariana fans go to see one of their favorite artist and the next thing they know, chaos? People running everywhere, screaming, people injured, people no longer with us. It could happen to anyone, anywhere in today's society. And if that isn't a terrifying thought, I don't know what is.

To think that we wake up each day, hoping it was like the last. In that, we arrive home healthy and unharmed by someone's irrational thoughts. They target the unknowing and the vulnerable because, why? It sends a message. We shouldn't have to live with the fear of getting injured or worse, just doing what is normal to us. Going to see a movie, going to church, going to a concert, etc. They all involve a larger group of people and that is an easy target to them.

But they do it for the attention. They do it because they know the media is going to try and cover every aspect of the event, even if it is wrong. This Manchester event just happened, yet the entire world is aware as they possibly can be thanks to the media. There are families grieving out there for their loved ones who didn't make it home or they haven't heard from. Just because it hasn't happened close to home doesn't mean that it won't. That is a terrifying thought.

I don't want to have to be afraid to walk out my front door because I am scared that I won't make it back. I want to feel safe doing my everyday activities that are normal to me. No one should have to live with that fear, but that reality is all too real around the world. There is a different story headlining the nightly news every day it feels like. When does it end?

These individuals are striking fear into our very cores and I know that I don't want to live like that. I don't want innocent, young adults to go to a concert that they have been anticipating for so long to be attacked. They went to enjoy music, something that has been safe for so many. And to have that idea of safe associated with music completely severed is something so unimaginable just because of someone's irrational thoughts.

So, what is 'safe' anymore?

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