HURTING
YOURSELF

Topics: Consequences; Danger; Human Condition; Risk; Sowing and Reaping; Temptation; Vices

References: Proverbs 22:8; Amos 4:12; John 3:16–18; Romans 6:23; Galatians 6:7; Hebrews 9:27; Revelation 21:6–8

You could be injured brushing your teeth—or stapling a few pages together. Here are stats on the number of injuries sustained by people doing everyday activities during 2005:

brushing teeth and gargling: 3,925

reading: 11,243

barbecuing: 15,952

stapling paper: 15,974

bowling: 17,916

riding a stationary bike: 43,117

bicycling: 534,883

driving: 2,788,000

—Denis Boyle, “Five-Minute Guide to Risk,” AARP (July–August 2006)