We cancelled a trip to Europe because of 9/11 and Afghanistan. I always felt like we should have just gone. It wasn't just the ideological reason that the terrorists in a way succeeded because we didn't go. I also just think that it's pointless to not do things because there's a remote possibility of getting hurt. Yes, there could be a bomb on the plane; yes, we could be attacked overseas, but the odds are just as good that the plane would malfunction and crash or that we'd get in some sort of non-terrorist-related accident in Europe. We've only got one life each, and I feel like we should make the most of it and not worry too much about chance dangers.


~Chrysanthemum~