A lot has been happening lately.  Bombs, shootings, wars, natural disasters, crashes, and other terrible things.  But do you ever feel detached from it all?  You know, like you are concerned about it and all, but it isn't that big?  Obviously, if it happened to you, it would seem different.  Just remember that it could.  Those things in the news tell about things that happen to people just like us.
Ever noticed that with nearly every terrible event, there is a hero?  I don't know about all of them, but with at least some of them, the reason that they kept a level head during those times might be because they avoided thinking "Oh, those things happen to other people, not me."  If they were mentally prepared, even just a little bit, they could have kept a level head better.  But than, I don't know.  But it is something to think about, isn't it?