Why Did I Look?

Have you ever been told "Don't look" to save you the misery and pain from whatever it may be?  But then, you LOOK, regrettable because at that point it's too late to turn back.  Humans are naturally curious people.  Some of us are better at controlling our curiosities than others.  I, on the other hand, always have to look.

A friend sent me a link to a site called Sharks Are People Too  I knew it would be best not to check out the site for now because these shark sightings are starting to freak me out!  I don't want it to affect me getting into the water.  Well today my curiosity got the best of me.  I opened the link.  First thing you see is a Great White Shark.  I ask myself, "Do you really want to look at this?"  No... yet I still surf through the site.  What's my problem, huh?  

The Odds

They say your chances of being attacked by a shark are less than of being struck by lighting or being in a car accident -- and people get in their cars every day.  What does the shark hold over us then, that makes us so afraid?

The website has a ton of interesting facts and information relating to sharks.  There is even a link to Ocean Tides and Temperatures for anywhere around the world.  The 2010 Pacific Coast Shark Sightings is what caught my attention.  I quickly scrolled down each incident, checking to see which areas had a shark siting.  Unfortunately, all the places I enjoy paddling has had a shark sighting already this year.  Why did I look?  

I'm just gonna go with the odds stated above under the picture.  Someone asked me when I mentioned about the shark sightings, "Well would you rather die bored, aged in a hospital bed or continue the enjoyment of the ocean and getting attacked by a shark?"  Hmmm... trick question.