Safety First

Liewe Leser

Dit is vir geen een van ons lekker om heeltyd oor ons skouers te moet kyk nie. Maar die realiteit is dat ons leef in omstandighede waar ons woonplekke net eenvoudig moet beveilig word. Om rustig te kan slaap, moet als agter slot en grendel. Veiligheid is nommer een.

Volgens Wikipedia is veiligheid ‘n staat waarin daar gevoel word dat niks slegs gaan gebeur nie. Dit is dus die afwesigheid van gevaar en die aanwesigheid van beskermende maatreëls teen gevaarlike toestande. Deesdae kan die gevaarlike toestande selfs jou lewe bedreig. Daarom dat ons sekuriteitswagte, kameras en alarmstelsels dringend benodig. Eerder veilig wees as spyt wees. Want spyt kom te laat. As jy dus gemoedsrus wil hê, skakel gerus enige van ons adverteerders in die sekuriteitsveld om jou te hulp te snel. Hulle is immers kenners op hul gebied. Hierdie maand kyk Christine in ons temablad ook na die statistiek rondom Veiligheid en Sekuriteit in Namibië.
Ons vier natuurlik ook Onafhanklikheidsdag hierdie maand. Kom ons vat mekaar se hande en kyk hoe ons van Namibië nie net ‘n woonplek nie, maar eerder ‘n veilige tuiste kan maak. Soos die spreekwoord lui: “Rather safe than sorry.”

Wees gegroet.

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Dear Reader

None of us enjoy having to glance over our shoulders at possible threats. But the reality is that we live in circumstances where our homes definitely need to be secured. If we want a peaceful night’s sleep, everything should be under lock and key. Safety first!

According to Wikipedia, safety is a state of feeling that nothing untoward will happen. It refers to the absence of danger and the presence of protective measures against risky situations.
Dangerous circumstances can these days also involve threats to our lives. For that reason, we urgently need security guards, cameras and alarm systems. Rather be prepared than caught off-guard. Hindsight will not help much. So, if you want to set your mind at ease, do contact any of our advertisers in the field of security – they know their stuff. This month, on the theme page, Christine peruses safety and security statistics in Namibia.
March will, of course, be incomplete without our Independence Day. Let us take hands and examine how we may ensure that Namibia is not merely a place to live, but rather a safe home for all. As the saying goes: Rather safe than sorry.

Look after yourselves.

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KEEP IN MIND:
“He will cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.” (Psalm 91:4) (NIV).

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Last, to the chamber where I lie.
My fearful footsteps patter nigh,
And come from out the cold and gloom
Into my warm and cheerful room.
There, safe arrived, we turn about
To keep the coming shadows out,
And close the happy door at last
On all the perils that we passed.
Then, when mamma goes by to bed,
She shall come in with tip-toe tread,
And see me lying warm and fast
And in the Land of Nod at last.
A section of North-West Passage by Robert Louis Stevenson

From the anthology A Child’s Garden of Verses (1944).


Gerty Basson