Entreprecurious

I’m sure glad my name isn’t Jesse Kennedy Jr., or something to that effect. Do you recognize just how tragedy-laden this family’s history has been? (Note: the graphic I made below is not even the full timeline of Kennedy tragedies)

I mean, what are the odds?

Pretty unbelievable, right? According to NTSB* statistics, the chances of being killed in a plane crash are 52.6 million: 1. Wow. So you’ll notice above that 4 Kennedy family members were killed in plane crashes over a time period spanning just 55 years…AND Edward was in a plane crash, but survived (although his aide was killed in that very same crash).

I mean, this is remarkable. Remarkable to the point where I honestly cannot fathom it. This family has had quite literally the worst “luck” ever. At the risk of sounding esoteric (my favorite opener to a sentence), there is some higher power going on here–something beyond our understanding of the natural 3-dimensional world. I will leave it at that, without attempting to philosophize as to what is going on here, but regardless, I’m glad I’m not a Kennedy.

*Accidents and Accident Rates by NTSB Classification 1995-2004 DOT Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) 1995- 2004