There is no security on earth. Security is "the state of being free from danger or threat" and no, you cannot protect yourself against danger or threat... You can try. You can try to minimize the event's occurrence probability (not travelling to Africa or Asia if you want to minimize the risk of getting the malaria) or to minimize the event's impact if it happens (that's the insurance mechanism).
We all want to believe to be safe, but hard reality is that you can loose everything at any moment... just think about a car accident or an earthquake. I know it's not really cheerful :S
I faced again this long known evidence a few days ago. In 48h:
- my integrity was attacked through an email account violation
- my friend got his car almost stolen overnight
- another friend was assaulted at the station and lost everything from credit card to passport, music player, phone... as she was supposed to leave for Afghanistan only a few days later
- malicious neighbours are life threating family members and taking pictures of them in their car, and one second you imagine the worse... yes, just like in mafia films...
"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
Mat 6,19 -21
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