A Healthy Fear

Fear can give us a healthy dose of reality. Fire can be used to light up a dark room, but it also has a fearsome power and can destroy an entire forest or neighborhood. We have a healthy fear of fire, respecting its power. Volcanoes can create islands, but we must have a healthy fear of their power and not be cavalier when approaching them. When we don’t show proper respect, or fear, for nature, disaster can result. In Yellowstone National Park, for example, “the park service recommends that ...