No one is immune from dangers in the society.

I was reading "Inferno" by Dan Brown and would like to refer to these words which seem to be so very relevant particularly so with respect to the recent devastating rape incidents happening every now and then around us.

“Denial is a critical part of the human coping mechanism. Without it, we would all wake up terrified every morning about all the ways we could die. Instead, our minds block out our existential fears by focusing on stresses we can handle—like getting to work on time or paying our taxes. If we have wider, existential fears, we jettison them very quickly, refocusing on simple tasks and daily trivialities.”

“a hero in denial is the ultimate manifestation of hubris and pride. No man is more prideful than he who believes himself immune to the dangers of the world.” Excerpt From: Dan, Brown. “Inferno.”

Though the context focuses on a much different theme and issue in the book I would like to relate it to the much bigger evils and dangers which are gathering serious concerns as of today. We off late have come across such a growing and troubling issue regarding the safety of our women and children and every now and then we have so much media coverage and material written in various blogs and forums. There are a number of panel discussions trying to reach and communicate to the people about the real issue and dangers but still I feel there is a big section in our society who feels that such things won't happen to them and they are way distant from all such concerns. It's just become a temporary news feed in the minds of the people at large and once the uproar for justice slowly dies down then we get back to the usual human mechanism of denial and that's when we tend to lapse out on our concerns.

We need to understand that this issue is not something which happens only to a section of the society. Just by reading the news about such incidents won't do any good to us but rather we need to take ultimate steps to come out and address our concerns where ever possible. Denial and taking for granted is a way of escapism and that's not what needs to be done. It's easy for us as parents to take things for granted and trust the people whom you feel can be trusted as they are regulars in your daily routines. It's easy for us to rely on outsiders and even situations which we may right off but sometimes that callous behavior of ours can lead to a devastating experience in life.