Deer In the Headlights

One of the most pecular and strange events occured yesterday in Savannah, GA (where I'm from). Somehow, a baby deer wondered into the downtown metro/historic district. It was speculated that it may have wondered all the way into the heart of downtown from the woods that border the parkway, but nonetheless, this is a very long journey. The deer was first seen on stoops of houses downtown. When people started to chase it in order to catch it, it only began to run more and more. Once after it was clipped by a car it ran into a near by parking garage - up the ramps and onto the second floor. Surprisly, the deer jumped from the 2nd floor onto a Land Rover, and still survived. Since it was moving slower, officials tried to tranquilize it so they could help it. Unfortunately, the tranquilizing was not strong enough and the deer got hit a second time by a car. I thought this story was very sad but it reminded me how humans and animals alike panic when they are in unfamilar situations or environments. I am taking a wellness 2 scuba diving class at SMU and am not usually an anxious person, however, the first time I dove underwater in full equiptment, I got overwhelmingly scared because it was such a new environment. Luckily, I didn't panic bad enough to injure myself or anything like that - but it is scary to have to trust and rely on those around you to feel safe. Sadly, the deer obviously couldn't trust in animal control or the police because he probably thought they were trying to hurt him. Nonetheless, I think new environments like the first day of highschool or college, skydiving or scuba diving, etc., are all scary at first but you have to learn to let go and embrace these new experiences rather than feel overwhelmed.