Our growing softness, our increasing lack of physical fitness, is a menace to our security.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Not being secure affects us as humans. It throws us off our balance. It puts us in disarray.
The strength of any weakness within us is the degree to which it is feared.
The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity.
I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within.
Despite our very recent appearance on the planet, humanity combines arrogance with increasing material demands, even as we become more numerous. Our toughness is a delusion. Have we the intelligence and discipline to vigilantly guard against our tendency to grow without limit?
The more sophisticated we get, the more advanced our buildings and vehicles become, the more vulnerable we are.
We have an epidemic of insecure people in our society today.
Growth demands a temporary surrender of security.
People are tough. We're evolved for less food; more exercise; less sleep; less security; more paranoia. The irony is that we're so good at what we do. We strive for more food; less exercise; more sleep; more security; less paranoia - and we've succeeded.
Our only security is our ability to change.