Halloween is Scary - The Economy is Scary - Which One is More Scary? Is Either of Them Real?

Halloween is Scary - The Economy is Scary - Which One is More Scary? Is Either of Them Real?
By Dr. Tom Kessinger, D.C.

Happy Halloween!

My two year old son walks around saying, "Halloween Scary!" Every time I hear it I laugh. This time of year can be scary. He sometimes is scared of the dark, and scared of giants. Some of those kid's shows can be a little frightening.

Let me tell you something that I am afraid of. Well, I used to be afraid of it. Not anymore. I am brave, now.

When I was young I lived on a small farm. We had goats, chickens and pigs and other animals. We had a huge garden. One day my whole family was in the garden. I was little and wondering around.

Then out of no where this rooster came toward me flapping his wings and making this awful screeching noise. The noise reminds me of an ironing board opening. Oh, it's so awful.

There I was small, vulnerable, and scared to death. I turned and ran. I ran to the safest place I could think of - My Dad. He was on the other end of the garden. I be-lined it to him.

He heard the awful noise and looked up. He saw me running. As I reached him he picked me up and swung me around to the other side. Just then this ugly, big rooster ran by flapping its wings. This thing was so close to over powering me.

I don't know what would have happened if my Dad didn't help me.

Many years later, my wife and I were discussing fears with a nephew. He was afraid of spiders. My wife quickly pointed out how I was afraid of chickens. They all laughed. Then he asked, "Were you attacked?"

I had to answer, "Almost."

My wife roared with laughter. She said, "You have been scared all these years and you weren't even touched by the chicken!"

I had to answer, "I guess, I wasn't even touched!"

My wife tells this story a lot. I have to admit it is kind of silly.

There are a lot of things to be scared of right now. The ghost and goblins. All the scary movies coming out this time of year. Witches, monsters, the dark, and Dracula. I have to ask you - what of these scare things have touched you?

There is another more real issue that we are dealing with at this time of year. October is a crazy month in the history of our country and the world. It was Bono from U2 that said in a song, "October kingdoms rise and kingdoms fall, but you go on."

Okay, so I like U2 and some of the lyrics. This time of year we are looking at a change in our kingdom or our president. This scares me a little.

Another scary thing is our economy. Oh, I think the media is killing this issue. It was October 29, 1929, "Black Tuesday" when the stock market crashed. This event started what we call "The Great Depression."

Again, in October there was a day that is called "Black Monday." This was on October 19, 1987. What happened here was the largest fall in the stock market since "The Great Depression." What happened after? Nothing really. People kept working and doing business. It wasn't much later that we had a huge economic growth in the United States.

I lived in Brazil for two years during an economic crisis. The whole country was churning and the value of the money spiraled downward. It was completely crazy. On Monday, I had a 100 Cruzeiros (Brazilian currency) that was worth about $1, and on Sunday that same 100 Cruzeiros could not buy me a bus ride worth $ 0.26.

I saw real poverty. I saw people work hard for absolutely nothing. I saw people live really poor. I saw people who were happy.

One of the first days in Brazil I walked down a dirt road and I saw chickens walking around. Multiple chickens. I was scared. I jumped a lot until I got used to them being around me. Then, I wasn't scared so much. I'd jump if a chicken snuck up behind me every once in a while, but it wasn't bad.

I learned that chickens were more scared of me than I was of them! I wonder if that is how my son is with Halloween. He might think it is scary right now. Oh, but after he gets his candy. He will love Halloween.

Maybe, somehow, that is how we are with this economy. After the elections are over and things settle down with the media (they are always trying to scare us), maybe just maybe things will go well like they did in 1987. Not much will happen and we will all prosper.

Then again, maybe it will be like "The Great Depression." Oh, scary! If it does we will just work hard, live poor, and be happy. "The Great Depression" created a group of people that is called "The Greatest Generation." I know some of these individuals. They work hard, they lived poor, but they were happy. They are a great generation.

One last thing about fear, I heard a man of the greatest generation, "We don't take council from our fears. Don't let fear dictate your decisions."

Dr. Kessinger, DC practices in Parker, CO. He enjoys writing and working with patients in pain. One of the huge concern of people these days is the economy. It is causing stress and sicknesses. Visit http://www.dr-kessinger.com to learn more how Chiropractic treatment helps reduce stress. Dr. Kessinger focuses on neuropathy, sciatica, and low back pain.
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