Observations/Reflections: On the Propensity for Crises to Interrupt the Ordinary
Status: Dictated but Not Reviewed
Published: 11/24/09
Written: 10/10/09
Dictated By: Flint McGlaughlin

Crises are by definition aberrations. They are an offense to normalcy. As one studies various personal and or corporate catastrophes, it becomes apparent that they strike in the midst of the ordinary.

For me this brings a kind of fear mixed with awe. On any given day, one can wake up and begin the routine, never knowing, never sensing the impending assault.

How then should I live? Should I steel myself with a kind of deliberate oblivion or should I remain ready - always on the alert. Sometimes knowing, even if it is only that you do not know, is too much.