Horror of horrors

So much for posting daily. ~sigh~ Yesterday I read CNN's article on al-Zawahiri's video proclaiming that more acts of terror will follow. They're pretty good at trying to evoke horror ("9/11 and London were nothing compared to what will come next," to paraphrase), but I agree with President Bush that if we allow ourselves to fear, we're playing right into the terrorists' hands. Freedom will prevail. The world may crumble around us, but truth, honor, justice, virtue -- these will be left standing. (I suppose the only question then is who will be left standing with them. :)) A week or two ago I watched Brigham City, a movie about a serial killer in a small Mormon town. By the end of the movie I was faced with a decision: I could become paranoid and assume that nowhere is safe and that killers are everywhere, or I could continue on in relative peace and security. The first grabbed hold of me all that night (yes, there were nightmares :) -- watching murder movies at night all by yourself is not a good idea, I've found), but when morning came around and I had more time to think about it, I decided that I'd rather go on in faith and security (being careful, of course). I don't want my life to be ruled by fear, even if the danger exists. Fear debilitates. Faith strengthens. And if it ever does come down to it, I'd rather leave this world having spent it in happiness, not fear. Along the same lines, no more horror/murder movies for me. Why would I want to create fear? It's not a pleasant sensation at all. And heck, I have enough problems with the devil hounding me as it is -- I don't need to go begging for more. :)