We don’t know yet the casualty of the recent Japan tsunami but it’s going to be nasty. The live footage of the tsunami seems surreal. You may even think that the houses, boats and buildings are just models because of how easy the water swift them away. In fact, tragedy movies are more horrifying than the actual tsunami itself. I’ve watched the footage over and over through NHK and I’m once again reminded that we’re just human beings and we’re powerless over the nature.
It’s difficult to predict our death but maybe in that situation, you’re going to think that death is coming. What else would you do if you are faced with a ten meter wave over your head? If the buildings are powerless over them, how much more human beings like us? It’s only God’s will that you’ll survive in that situation. Although what happened yesterday was a disaster, we still have a lot to be thankful for that it happened during daytime. I guess there will be more casualties if it happened at night. Aside from that, we would have missed the drama while the tsunami unfolded if it happened during the nighttime.
Tectonic plates around the ring of fire are a reality. It’s been there for millions of years. Over the years, hundreds of people have died through volcanic eruption, earthquakes and tsunamis. This recent catastrophe is not the last one. There are more to come and maybe in a different place. This is the nature’s way of reminding us that we’re insignificant and we should mend our ways. I don’t want to be preachy but we’re all guilty in harming our environment, the Mother Nature. Things like these happen because nature has its way of cleansing.
When nature strikes, we’re helpless and there’s nothing we can do about it. We may just accept our death because whether we like it or not, we all die in different circumstances. It’s not too late for us to mend our ways. Our children deserved a better world. We should protect our environment and stop harming it.
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