“Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day does not catch you unexpectedly,"(Luke 21:34)
Be aware of your surroundings is advice that is often given this day. As a Boy Scout the motto was Be prepared. Jesus invited the disciples to be on guard.
None of these things mean to be afraid. None are an invitation to stop living life. There is an invitation to steer clear of things that can distract us and only amp up or paranoia.
A care free life is one where we don't get bogged down by worries, or allow outside forces to numb us, or to squander our resources, but it is also one where you are alert to what is happening outside and inside of oneself. We may still have surprises in life, and not always positive ones, but we can't let the fear of that possibility stop us dead in our tracks.
Blessings,
Ed
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