Reply #18: you betcha [View All]

I don't see anything to worry about, and I am certainly not concerned about anything other than my own personal comfort and peace of mind.

So, for me to be personally comfortable, for me to have peace of mind, and for me to not be worrying - and this may not be true for you - I am going to to be in touch with and aware of all of the dangers and all of the suffering, and I will fight as hard as I can every minute with every breath to contribute in any way that I can to saving the human race, the planet and all of the critters on it. That leaves no time for worrying about myself in the way you are talking about. I would rather be fully alive and die with my boots on than to live in some sort of self-centered "balanced" and "peaceful" denial and avoidance and isolation. I am going to see complacency as the greater danger than alarmism. I am going to see smug aloofness as a more miserable existence than risking danger, pain and self-sacrifice. I am going to err on the side of vigilance rather than personal escapism.

That is what makes me personally comfortable, free of worry and brings me peace of mind. That is what makes life worth living.

You may have a different strategy.