Fear not.
" We are wired for fear". Man talking about vaccination scaremongering. The Man was describing how normally rational people can be easily misled by a fear of the possible. Inducing fear is a common tactic of politicians to divide the community by leverage support for their restrictive policies. I was surprised that one such anti vaxer was a brother of JFK. Actually, the worst fearmongers live inside our heads. We don't need a Kennedy earbashing us with his misinformation stick, we can do it better ourselves. My Little Pilgrimage has taken me towards the coast at Newcastle, then southward towards Sydney. The next leg will take me into Sydney proper, even using two ferries. And I am quietly crapping myself! I'm unsure whether the previous two wet weekends have soaked my bravado, whether I'm afraid of navigating Sydney roads, or a mix of both. So, what can we do? I think, we need to be aware that fear is a normal reaction t