Are you seeking security or adventure?

UNDER A TOADSTILL

The “adventure“ or “security“ conundrum reminds me very much of part of a nursery rhyme I learned in the early 1950s.

It starts “under a toad still sat a wee elf, Out of the rain to shelter himself.…“

Looking after oneself and keeping oneself safe and feeling secure is something that drives the motivations of many people.

Part of that security can be anonymity; but in this modern age is there really any such thing as anonymity, or a private life? It seems that constant surveillance by devices makes that almost a farce. The one thing for sureIs that George All well in his text “1984”, underestimated just how invasive the world would be calm.

I do not feel anonymous. In some respects every day is an “adventure“, for we are up against forces some visible and others not, which seek to distract us, manipulate us, and in other ways cause us to experience disequilibrium.

It’s in this context of uncertainty, that I seek and value security for myself and our family. While risks have to be taken – they are part of organised adventure like travelling overseas or going on holidays – they need to be calculated.

Security is something I want to feel – but does it exist in these modern times?