Posted by Penny on June 27, 2003, at 10:29:13
In reply to How can something be safe if it's not permanent?, posted by Dinah on June 27, 2003, at 9:20:29
> Doesn't safe mean knowing that something will be there for you when you need it? Doesn't safe mean knowing that something won't hurt and abandon you? How can something be safe if you don't know those things?
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> Without permanence, trust is a risk. And risky is not safe.
I guess there's no true safety in this world, unless you're religious and have faith. I'm not really, as I can't decide what I believe, so I agree that it's all a risk. I mean, nothing is really permanent in this world, is it?At the same time, perhaps things can be temporarily safe. Or perhaps that's not possible. I dunno. I guess I think of safe as being something I can depend on for the time being, without giving too much thought for the future. I mean, anything could happen in the future, but right now I look for safety with my therapist and my pdoc, and those are truly the only places I find it. I know it could all change in a moment, and that is a risk, opening up when that could happen, but when I'm in the room with them, for that moment, I feel safe.
???
Penny
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