Yes, when one thinks about it, there are SO many ways in which bad things could happen, or could have happened in the past. I watch the "Dateline" mysteries on NBC & the "48 Hours" mysteries on CBS. And it's not unusual for me to see the kinds of messes people get themselves into & think: OMG... something like that could have happened to me!"

Over the years, I've fallen off ladders, fallen out of trees, accidently fired a shotgun, , almost drowned in a pool, been in serious auto accidents, almost been hit by innumerable cars, all sorts of stuff. I guess it's all just a part of living... The only thing one can say, perhaps, is that the impact of all of these kinds of experiences does seem to fade with the passage of time. After a while, the memory of some of it (not all) even becomes somewhat humorous. At least that has been the case for me.