It is a sobering reminder not to let fear gain the upper hand.
It is a sobering feeling the moment you become your parents' parent.
It is a sobering reminder that evil exists, and a call that when evil exists we must resist it".
And it is a sobering reminder that every president faces at some point an unexpected threat to our national security from abroad.
It is a sobering reminder that terror for most Americans is no longer embodied in a bearded man hiding in Pakistan.
It is a sobering up and a rethinking of power on both sides of the Atlantic -- and no one is having fun doing it...
A combination of diary and economic analysis of the prison system, entitled Prisonomics, it is a sobering, compelling read that would serve as a blueprint for any politician who wanted to focus seriously on reform.
So it is a sobering fact of modern life that while in some countries food is scarce, according to current estimates other countries collectively waste 1.3bn tonnes of food, worth about $1tn£616bnbn) each year.
It is a sobering read, and not just for people interested in Welsh affairs: for Merthyr, Ebbw Vale and Port Talbot, you can just as easily read Bolton, Hastings, Paisley or Preston.
It is a sobering piece and well worth pondering.
