Mr. Faulkner, of course, is interested in making your mind rather than your flesh creep.
I found in one of the tombs an inscription saying, 'If you touch my tomb, you will be eaten by a crocodile and hippopotamus.' It doesn't mean the hippo will eat you, it means the person really wanted his tomb to be protected.
By imposing too great a responsibility, or rather, all responsibility, on yourself, you crush yourself.