SamSaid!

DISASTERS

     Natural calamities of enormous dimension are happening so frequently, that this it is almost impossible to visualize all of the human tragedies associated with each. How do you go about the process of helping or at least understanding the deaths of so many thousands of innocent people  –  men, women and especially small children?  First it was the Indonesian Tsunami. Then came Hurricane Katrina  — followed by Hurricane Rita. The flood waters hadn't even receded before the huge earthquake struck Pakistan. A single death can have a dramatic effect on many people.But what about 30,000 deaths?     –  and that figure may only be an estimate.

     The nut-case Islamic Fundamentalist Ayatollahs and Mullahs may attribute all of this to the evil-doers of the west  –  God's revenge against the nasty Americans  – the infidel non-believers. When I read stuff like that I really wonder about Islam qualifying as one of the world's Great Religions. At the same time it convinces me that there is little hope in trying to reason with these kinds of people. There doesn't seem to be much alternative than to get them to their brand of Heaven  — as soon as possible. No persuasion  — eradication.

     In our local newspaper there is a weekly article that covers all kinds of natural phenomena on a world wide basis. Earthquakes, typhoons, tidal waves, fires, floods, tidal waves, volcanoes, hurricanes, epidemics, fishkills, droughts  — an almost endless list of calamities. It just seems that something  major occurs around the world almost every week. As one who enjoys geography, I look for the article every week. It sure elevates the awareness of the kind of world we call home.