| Keeping people and things safe is an inherent desire | | | | night, we lock up to keep all inside free from theft or |
| we all have. When protecting our valuables, we want | | | | harm. These are things we all do without much |
| a safe to guard against theft and fire. Staying safe is | | | | thought, almost by second nature. |
| something we all value and desire. We want it for | | | | Speaking of protecting things, any strongly made box |
| ourselves, our country, our service men and women, | | | | or case that is designed to guard items inside can be |
| our possessions, and for all our loved ones. Safety is | | | | considered a safe. These typically protect items from |
| a concept all people, everywhere, can relate to | | | | theft, or even the ravages of fire, by being secured |
| because all humans have an innate sense of | | | | with locks, bolts, seals, and other technologies. |
| preservation. When we do something dangerous, or | | | | When you have cash, jewelry, important papers, |
| even crazy, we have to set our sense of safety to | | | | guns, or other valuables that you want to protect, it |
| the side for a time, but it is something we still cling to | | | | makes sense to put them someplace other than an |
| inside. That's why danger feels exciting to us. It's | | | | old shoe box, or under a mattress. For many people, |
| why our adrenaline starts pumping. We generally | | | | a simple lock box or portable safe does the job. |
| know when we aren't safe. | | | | Obviously, more expensive items justify a more |
| Growing up, our religious family often offered up | | | | elaborate and sophisticated system. For example, in |
| prayers asking God that we be kept safe. "Bless us | | | | today's economic climate, many people are keeping |
| to have a safe time", "bless us to drive safe", "we | | | | more cash at home. Putting cash into a safe that is |
| ask that we will rise from our beds in the morning | | | | not only designed to be secured against theft, but |
| safely". These, and many other supplications revealed | | | | also to protect against fire is critical. Fortunately, safe |
| our sense of dependence on a higher power to | | | | manufacturers have been able to come up with |
| intervene on our behalf, and more importantly, our | | | | materials and processes that do a pretty good job |
| sense that we are often powerless to control the | | | | on both accounts. |
| harms and ills that can befall us through no choice or | | | | A safe that can be bolted down makes it pretty |
| action of our own. It's a good thing to recognize. It | | | | tough for a thief to just walk away with the whole |
| doesn't mean we don't make good decisions or try | | | | thing. Models that are designed to be fire proof are |
| to do all we can to be safe, it just means we had a | | | | actually meant to protect the contents for 30-45 |
| grasp of how powerless we really are sometimes. | | | | minutes of intense heat. This is the average length of |
| The same sense of vulnerability we have for | | | | time that it takes fire fighters to extinguish most |
| ourselves and others carries over to objects as well. | | | | house fires. Just think of the peace of mind the right |
| We lock up our cars when we leave them | | | | safe can give you. You may not be able to control all |
| unattended because we want things inside to stay | | | | the dangers and vulnerabilities in life, but you can |
| safe. We don't want stuff in our houses stolen or | | | | control where you secure your valuables. In a safe! |
| ruined so we lock the doors when we leave. At | | | | |