Flashing red lights; Clanking Bells; Signs everywhere; and People shouting. No matter what the means, no matter how alarming the method, some do not heed warnings. From the time people were children they heard adults give warnings, and yet they still disregard them. Why is it, that though there are signals all around, warnings are ignored? For example: “Warning from the Surgeon General”. “Caution Deadly Curve Ahead” “Warning No Swimming, Alligators”; etc. Yet, people still proceed past the warnings, and smoke, drive fast on deadly curves, and swim in alligator infested areas.
Are warnings like tests of fate, fatalistic attempts at one's own demise, rancoring to defeat odds, or just blatant disregard? Maybe there is unbelief in the warning, and rather a belief that a person knows more within him or herself than those who posted the warning signs in the first place. Could it be that somehow the daredevil is superior in physical features such as able to leap tall buildings in a single bound or maybe they are gilt-edged in fame and conclude that the warning doesn't apply to them? Perhaps they abide by another set of rules, and though signals of danger are posted, “those are only for the underlings”.
Whichever the excuse, warnings are given for a reason: they advise caution, carefulness and attentiveness. Those who abide by them are generally safer than those who don't, however, escape from one warning penalty can deceive and make a person believe him or herself safer than everyone else. What a gamble, what a venture, what a chance especially when the warning has everlasting results. Speculation that warning signs are wrong when it comes to those decisions may give someone a long, long, long time to think about their choices.
Until tomorrow...Why Say More?
My problem is heeding warnings too much, it has left me too conservative, unwilling to step out and take chances. Any ideas on discerning which warnings to abide by, and which ones are opportunities?
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