The Walking Dead: Top 7 fatherly lessons learned from Rick Grimes

1) “You…are NOT safe.”  (Season 5, Episode 2, “Strangers”)

After escaping the cannibalistic proclivities of the insidious people of Terminus in the season five premiere episode, “No Sanctuary”, Rick’s group met a stranger (Hence the episode’s name), Father Gabriel Stokes, cravenly cowering atop a rock while harassed by a lone walker. After rescuing him (At Carl’s insistence) and subjecting him to “The Three Questions”, the group followed Gabriel to his church, where they got a bit of much-needed respite.

While half of the group got themselves settled inside the church, Rick, Michonne, Sasha, and Bob prepared to follow Father Gabriel to a nearby food pantry that had been both flooded, and overrun by (Equally flooded) walkers. Before leaving, however, Rick gives his son this warning:

“You…are not safe. No matter how many people are around, or how clear the area looks, no matter what anyone says, no matter what you think…you are not safe. It only takes one second, one second, and it’s over. Never let your guard down. Ever.“

There is nothing I can add to this. It summarizes perfectly the environment the group was living (And is still living) in and just how dangerous that environment was/is. This warning is so explicit, I don’t need to elaborate on its message.