Security clearance

True security lies in the unrestrained embrace of insecurity – in the recognition that we never really stand on solid ground, and never can. [Oliver Burkeman in ‘The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking’]

 

It is in the nature of being human that we are all going to die and we don’t control that much about our lives, from diseases which may affect us to weather that may land on our heads. By accepting those things and the human condition as a whole we can contemplate and address the world with more clarity and understanding. The behaviour that flows from this is to invest our energies only in what we can actually control or influence. Beyond that is a waste of energy and unnecessary upset.