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When I looked at the picture, the croc reminded me of a machine. The croc didn’t care if it ripped off the man’s arm. Crocs don’t care what they do. They don’t understand how much damage they do, and that one certainly wouldn’t give the man a second chance. Machines are the same. They don’t know or care if they rip an arm off. In this case, the man got too close to the croc’s mouth and he paid for it. If you get too close to moving parts of a machine or your clothing or jewelry gets snagged, you will pay for it. The results will be just as devastating as if your arm got too close to a croc’s mouth. Crocs and machines do what they do and don’t really care if your arm gets caught or not. Always be aware of the potential dangers wherever you are.
Don’t get
too close to moving machinery.
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In Pamplona, Spain, there is a nine day
festival where a bunch of bulls are let loose on the street. They
stampede to the bullring. Daring people run in front of the bulls
hoping they won’t be one of the unlucky ones who get gored, trampled
and injured. In the history of this “running of the bulls,” fifteen
people have died. I am not against people adding some excitement to
their lives as long as they put a bit of thought into their
decisions. What one man did though, I find very stupid.
He took his 10-year-old son with him to run with
the bulls. Many people who run with the bulls are drunk, probably for
the false sense of bravery alcohol can create. I don’t think the
10-year-old was drunk. My bet is he was encouraged by his dad, who
probably wanted something to brag about. Talk about peer pressure!
It’s easy to talk a ten-year-old into anything. The local paper showed a photo of the kid running
just a few feet from a bull. Mom (dad’s ex-wife) complained,
took Dad to court, and Dad lost custody of the boy because he hadn’t put
his child’s welfare first. Showing off gets a lot of people into trouble.
What did Dad gain by putting his son in danger? If the kid had been
hurt, I wonder how Dad would have defended his actions.
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