Today I had a real eye opening experience. It had me wondering just how jaded we have become.
From September 11, 2001 until today, stories splash the headlines screaming about terrorist attacks or a deranged gunman, bombs and crowds trapped in burning buildings. People are on edge.
Which brings me to the event that left me wondering.  People are on edge, but not in somewhere that they are comfortable.
While exercising at the gym, the emergency alarm began to sound. It was a piercing sound. This alarm issued a dire warning. “THERE IS AN EMERGENCY IN THE BUILDING. PLEASE PROCEED CALMLY TO THE NEAREST EXIT. DO NOT USE THE ELEVATORS.
I was expecting a mad rush to the exits! Or at least people trotting toward the exits. It is a gym, after all.

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