Money and security. Many people associate money with a feeling of enhanced security. Much of the association with security that money brings is tied to one’s thinking about financial security, or insecurity, rather than any actual improvement in ones day to day vulnerability to acts of crime or violence.
In some cases money can buy you security. Our family went through the debate of whether to get Miel a kevlar vest for her upcoming job in Afghanistan. On the one hand you could argue that whatever security measures are provided would be sufficient and that it isn’t worth spending any extra money. On the other hand, it has been well reported that many military men and women have purchased additional security items to enhance their personal safety when they’re deployed to a conflict zone.
We might hope that the security situation will be fine and Miel won’t need any additional security measures. However we’re not taking any chances so, it looks like we’ll be checking out what our options are. Any money that can be spent to increase one’s security in a war zone is likely better spent than many other areas of life, especially in a chaotic place such as Afghanistan.
Miel&James
