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It is Better to be Safe than Sorry

  

Who in their right mind would even consider living by such a so-called pearl of wisdom?  Is it not considered so? Then, tell me, how would we know anything about our world if everyone decided that was indeed better to be safe? 


A ship in the harbor is safe but is that what why the ship was built??  Was it not the plan to leave the safety of the shore and sail into worlds unknown? If the ship leaves its safe haven it is certain that it may run into stormy weather and yes, there may be times when the captain will be sorry he ventured upon the open sea, but that was the purpose of the building of the ship. To go to undiscovered shores, to bring back treasures, to find new lands and people, to test the human spirit, to in search of a dream, to reach the unreachable - this was the purpose of the ship. 


Nothing has changed since the beginning of time regarding this adventurous nature of men and women.  Now are we talking about reckless abandon? Indeed not! This week marked the anniversary of the space ship shuttle Challenger which made its voyage into space in January, 1986. Millions of people were glued to their television sets as only 20 seconds into the air the Challenger disintegrated before their eyes killing all aboard and leaving those were watching horrified.  Aboard that space shuttle was the first layperson, a teacher, who was to teach her grade five class a science lesson from space.  I was among those who watched on that dreadful evening .  And well I remember asking, “But what happened?”  No answers were forth coming. 


But this week with the anniversary of Challenger’s launch came a report that that shed some light on this terrible tragedy. The weather had not been good. There was a dip in temperature causing the shuttle to be covered in ice, which could indeed affect the conditions of the shuttle’s flight. Authorities in charge of the voyage were warned that the Challenger could actually blow up. The warning fell on deaf ears as the flight had already been delayed and would go ahead as planned They were ready to gamble. They were ready to take that chance. 


Now would it have been better to be safe than sorry in this case? On that day with so much evidence to say, “Be careful, “ would it have been better to delay the launch of the Challenger.  There is no question about it as it seems that launch never had a chance due to human error or sheer willingness to take the risk against all warnings. This is a perfect example of when someone should have listened to this pearl of wisdom. In this case it applies. It would have been better to be safe than sorry.

 

But let me return to the more sensible side of this wisdom that celebrates the accomplishments of men, women and children alike, those who have shown tremendous strength, courage, and conviction as they show the rest of the world how to dream, how to search to the bottom of the sea and to the ends of the universe to find cures for illnesses, how to face our fears and let it propel us into life giving situations that will serve all of humanity. Let us remember that while a word of caution goes to all, we have to continue stretching ourselves, to stand in the face of adversity, to bring new understanding to all people of our world. We cannot do these things if we always play it safe.  There will always be opportunities for learning so many things but it will involve taking risks, not playing it safe and yes, setting our course for the open arms of the sea. 


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