Prayers for the Earthquake and Sunami Victims
12.27.04 (10:00 am) [edit]
The recent events in the Islands of Southeast Asia are probably a lot more devasting than I'm even aware of. Still it seems this might be the worst natural disaster in anyone's recent memory at the very least. Our prayers should of course be with the victims and with the aid workers. Let's keep our eyes open for oppurtunities to give legitimate aid where ever we can as the global community mobilizes to provide relief for the victims.
posted by: duvdevan (reply)
post date: 12.27.04 (7:40 am)
I just read the news. I feel so bad for these people, natural disasters are the worst thing that can happen to a country. Back in 1999 it ran so much in the venezuelan coastline than "La Guaira" a town (the main port on that area) was partially covered with the mountain (it ran so much than the mountain got 'melted' and went down)
They'll be on my prayers.
posted by: librarianguish (reply)
post date: 12.27.04 (8:46 am)
I stated to badaunt that maybe the purpose of this event is to slap some caring and compassion back into those of us that "have it all." It's truly tragic, and difficult to even imagine. Having a bit of geologic knowledge helps understsnd the mechanics, but trying to imagine what the people are going through is the hard part.
This event provides an opportunity for people to set aside their differences and do something good for those in need.
Blessings to all humanity.
posted by: WhyNot (reply)
post date: 12.27.04 (2:41 pm)
I am so upset. It's so horrible, and it's so frustrating to be so helplessly at the mercy of natural catastrophies. At least, with human caused ones, you always hope there is some chance to learn from them and avoid repeating them (although I mostly wonder if we will ever learn from our mistakes).
posted by: musicalhair (reply)
post date: 12.28.04 (6:27 am)
Reply to: duvdevan
Thanks for checking in. I hope you had a good Christmas.
It is a shame about La Guaira.
posted by: musicalhair (reply)
post date: 12.28.04 (6:30 am)
Reply to: librarianguish
Thanks for checking in. I'd hate to think that it takes disaster to re-awaken compassion but I know what yo mean.
doesn't it seem that understanding the mechanics has nothing to do with the understanding of the tragedy? I guess it is too different sides of the brain.
I hope you had a good Christmas.
posted by: musicalhair (reply)
post date: 12.28.04 (6:39 am)
Reply to: WhyNot
Arthur C. Clarke lives in Sri Lanka, but on the other side from this devatation.
He was working on an improvement to Sunami prediction that would have done just that: learn from and avoid.
When I first went to California, what knocked my out most (not the women, NYC has the country's best if not the world) was the road construction. The quality of the road construction, the high level of perfect grading, everything. That blew me away. I worked around heavy road construction like a lot of work on the New Jersey Turnpike, so what I saw in Cali just leaped up off the road at me. Of coarse, the level of detail and all was due to the kind of construction needed to survive an earthquake. It made me realize just how badly we'd be hurt if we got one of any kind real earthquake in NJ (we do have some long ancient fault lines).
Progress is being made, disaster after disaster.
