Everyone has a fear of falling and injury. As we age our fears are greater for injury and can be debilitating. I recently unexpectedly fell and bruised myself, it wasn’t a doctor or hospital worthy fall but one that hurt my pride more than anything. If we are healthy and over 70 we are proud of our longevity and lack of pain or injury, there is some vanity involved until we take a fall. In my case I tripped over a carpet as I rose from my recliner. Falling can take on physical as well as mental failure such as being careless, or in the case of Trump falling and failing are disasterous and have disasterous ramifications on people around him and all whose failed decisions are affected by them. When I think of the ramifications of my recent fall and failures I Am grateful no one else was affected by them. I will always have a fear of falling as do most people but, I have learned not to make the same mistake and be more careful where I step. Wisdom comes with age, injury and failure, I hope I Am a wiser man today because of what I have experienced. Unfortunately so many people and world leaders do not learn or become wiser but, continue to fall and fail until they can no longer rise.
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