Not sure how many of you saw "Oprah" yesterday and/or remember in Nov. 2004 the plane crash that killed Teddy, the son of Dick Ebersole and Susan Saint James. The basic facts are that Dick, Teddy and an older son were in a plane crash, only 14-year-old Teddy died.
One thing it made me think of at the time is that we have friends who have one child, and they have vowed to never go away anywhere (on a trip, for example) without him. They are committed to this idea to the point of being superstitious. Last year, a group of us took a "couples" trip to Mexico. It was 3 couples
plus this 2-year-old. I looked at their refusal to travel without him, looked at what happened to the Ebersoles and it all just reminded me that their are no guarantees; there are times you can take every precaution or think you've left no room for error, and the unthinkable happens. Then there are times you can act totally irresponsibly and suffer no consequences. Personally, I look at our friends and think they could feel so much freer if they realized this and stopped trying to control everything.
Which brings up a question--Does the feeling you're not in control of everything make you feel free or terrified?
Discuss amongst yourselves.
