An interesting, and yet scary, thing occurred to me today on campus. In between my Tues/Thurs classes, i like to go to the library to do my homework. i have a little over 3 hours to kill, so might as well make the most of it. Anyway, after i finished up my studying, i made my way down the stairs from the 6th floor. As i walked past each floor, i noticed how the stairwell was empty. No one else was using it really but me at that time. While i was on the 6th floor studying for a few hours, many people came and went via the elevator, but no one ever came by stairwell.
Anyway, it got me to thinking about how in kindergarten thru high school, we always had to know where the exits were in each building in case of fires. Now, with the direction society goes in at times, when i go into any building on campus for a class or whatever, i now look for the exits. Not in case of a fire, but in case of some kind of shooting or massacre. I cannot decide if i am being safety conscious or overly paranoid. Probably somewhere in between. But, especially when i am in class, i look around and think to myself "What is my easiest escape route in case something should happen?" i try to sit accordingly. Of course, i sit up towards the front so i can hear better and get the most of the money that i am spending, but i do make my escape routes in my head.
Let us all hope i never have to use those escape routes.
Cheers
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