That is very sad. My wife is of the same worldview you once had. She grew up in a tiny Texas town where no crime ever occured, and she had never been faced with tragedy. It has taken quite a bit of effort to disabuse her of her ignorance, and transform her into a jaded cynic, but I persevere.
Funny how such a short statement can choke me up.
I understand all too well how she feels.
It is SO hard to go from a life where everyone you meet is automatically your friend to “there’s danger everywhere!”.
The longer you’ve lived in the former reality, the harder it is to adapt to the latter.
I doubt that I can ever totally shake “how I’m made” but I’m learning to exercise more discretion, caution and suspicion with each passing year.
I have a “ways of the world” wise hubby to keep me safe and I suspect your wife does, too.
God bless you both.