Precautions (预防, 予防, 지침)

The Canadian band "Men Without Hats" had their only major hit in 1983 with the song "Safety Dance." Unfortunately, that song wasn't actually about doing anything safely, it was actually protesting the safety measures at a nightclub and preaching dancing however you wanted to do, apparently with reckless abandon. Not typical of rock bands or any type of music to preach caution, it's usually "love," rebel, fight the power, we won't take anymore of this, you only live once type of stuff. No one sings about safety because it's not cool, it's not sexy, and it doesn't sell. The whole US economy is predicated on people taking chances, spending unwisely, throwing caution to the wind and living just for today. "Safety" is for cops, condoms, and parents, some of the most uncool things there are. MJ might disagree when I pick up food from the floor I just dropped and eat it, but I live a pretty safe life....no drugs, not much alcohol, no skydiving, no alligator feeding, no guns, and I drive barely past the speed limit. Which is why I cringed today when I drove past a guy on his bicycle in the middle of traffic, driving in the opposite direction of traffic, without a helmet...and looking at his phone. This really took the cake for me in an environment where I see pedestrians crossing the street in front of cars regularly, people stopping in the middle of the road and putting their hazard lights on as if that fixes the whole problem, and pedestrains "taking a head start" (previously complained about here) walking into traffic and coming inches away from having their feet run over by the passing car's tires. I cringe both for their lack of care but also for myself in having to deal with these situations because it makes it so much more dangerous for me as well. I'm about to one of those 3 "safety" categories (a parent) trying to bring up a baby and take precautions by getting vaccines, buying the safest car seats, having the most precautions delivering a baby....and here are these bozos singlehandedly making the world a more dangerous place. I've also learned a lot about precautions to take when having a baby: like I didn't know babies shouldn't drink water; hmmm, seems like the lifeblood of human life and my life (I drink almost only water every day) but apparently that's not recommended until 6 months old. Carseat should face towards the rear of the car, not supposed to kiss the baby (we have a lot of germs in our mouths), don't put jacket on a baby in a carseat, lots of things to avoid. This is in addition to all the normal things in life that we have to worry about like being too hot or too cold, sharp objects, being turned upside down, etc. I realize learning about all the precautions to take with a baby, that this is like a forever thing: parents are always going to try to keep the baby as safe as possile, and it's always going to be anxiety-inducing worrying about what these babies do. Even as an adult, there are still concerns about safety: getting into a car accident, getting sick, life is pretty delicate, we're all just delicate flowers traveling through the world with so many pitfalls lying in wait that can trip us up. Probably good to avoid the actual pitfalls in the road......especially when riding a bicycle in a car lane in the wrong direction...while checking your phone, without a helmut. Aigu! (the Korean equivalent of English exclamation "OMG")