All the Safe Places

When did we all decide that it was cool to be dangerous? It’s understandable that, during our teen years, we embrace danger as part of our individuation from our parents or guardians. But to accept it as a whole lifestyle change is a bit much. It means that, as a whole, our lives have supposedly become too predictable. But we all know that that is not true. So, what could it be? Are all the cool kids doing it, so to speak? That’s a laugh. Safety does not mean being dull or boring.

Safety does not even mean security forever.

We, as humans, embrace the beauty and inspiration around us on a daily basis. Beautiful pictures, beautiful people, and wild, out-of-control storms. There are rollercoaster rides and scary movies. None of these are dangerous.

So, what are we talking about when we say all the safe places?

We are talking about the private place in your heart where you determine your identity, determine who you are and who you will be in the future, and why you are on this earth in this space doing these things. All the safe places are the spaces within our souls which rise up in judgment at too much law or too much lawlessness. All the safe places are the wild dreams we keep inside our heads which are fed by a desire to become more and to do and experience further.

Drug abuse and alcoholism in any form takes these safe places away from us. When a drunk or an addict try to contemplate their role in this world and the meaning of their own lives, their answers become more and more meaningless. There is no fire. There is no cold white fury. There is no unleashing of the spirit onto mankind. Instead, there is helplessness, impotence, and weak batting at the truth.

The purpose of workplace drug testing is to identify these people so that you can make decisions about their future employment in your company. It’s as simple as that. 

This article has been taken from http://mediscreen.net.au/articles/?p=2430