ONLY BAD THINGS HAPPEN QUICKLY

#SMED 11

Gordon Livingstone said, “Only bad things happen quickly. Virtually all the happiness- producing processes in our lives take time, usually a long time:
Learning new things;
Changing old behaviours;
Building satisfying relationships;
Raising children;
This is why patience and determination are among life’s primary virtues” (www.goodreads.com)

Against the background of the death of Michael Jackson and the subsequent recent guilty verdict against hismedical doctor, this is just but one example in which negligence plays a major role in bad things happening. Other examples are :

Negligence on the road leads to the quick death of innocent pedestrians;
Negligence by walking on the railway lines leads to a sudden death if struck by a train;
Negligence at level crossings leads to the death of innocent vehicle passengers.

Other example are substance abuse. Once exposed to, a person soon gets caught into the grips of the Methamphetamine (“Tik’) monster - resulting in theft, burglary and crime to sustain the substance abuse habits.

The above are but just a few examples where poor judgment and substance abuse ultimately leads to the setting for a terrible scene to unfold – rather quickly I might add.